A Novel Technique in Root-Coverage Procedures: The Fibrin-Assisted Soft-Tissue Promotion Concept.

The goal of periodontal plastic surgery is to correct the soft-tissue deformities associated with the loss of attached and keratinized tissue. A variety of flap manipulations related to the use of subepithelial connective tissue grafts are described with great success in the literature but are linked with morbidity and harvesting-quality issues, inclining clinicians and researchers to find alternatives to such techniques. Advanced platelet-rich fibrin, which is widely used in medicine and oral therapy, represents a newer generation of blood-derived growth factors. This article discusses a simple and reproducible root-coverage procedure utilizing the fibrin-assisted soft-tissue promotion concept.