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Treatment of Miller class I and II gingival recessions resulted in root coverage higher than 99 and class III higher than 95% (p &lt; 0.0001). The presented case series report the efficacy of a modified surgical technique promoting more than 95% of root coverage after 12 months in multiple Miller Class I, II, and III gingival recessions. 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