[Long-term therapeutic results following the application of free mucogingival autografts].

For the purpose of enlargement of the attached gingiva and depending of the oral vestibule, as well as of the elimination of coronally inserted frenula and mucosal folds, we used free mucogingival autografts. The study included 53 patients of both sexes and different ages, with some of the abnormalities regarding the attached gingiva and the surrounding tissues. We revealed that inherited or acquired abnormalities regarding the attached gingiva and the alveolar mucosa could be successfully corrected by free mucogingival autografts. This is particularly true in the elimination of abnormalities related to the narrowly attached gingiva, shallow vestibule and inadequately inserted frenula and mucosal folds. By graft application we were able to enlarge of the attached gingiva in our patients by 5.41 mm in average. At the same time vestibular depth in our patients was distinctly increased. This was also statistically confirmed (p less than 0.001).