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The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to clinically evaluate the treatment of localized gingival recessions by using gingival unit grafts (palatal tissue involving marginal gingiva and papillae) compared with conventional palatal grafts.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> Seventeen patients with Class I to II recession defects on mandibular anterior teeth were included and randomly divided into two groups. Recessions were treated with gingival unit grafts in group 1 (n = 8) and with palatal grafts in group 2 (n = 9). Clinical parameters including vertical recession (VR), probing depth, keratinized tissue (KT), and attachment level were recorded at baseline and 8 months after surgery.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> Both treatments produced significant clinical improvements within the groups. Intergroup comparison revealed significantly higher VR reduction, attachment, and KT gain in group 1 than in group 2; mean percentages of the defect coverage were 91.62% \u00b1 9.74% and 68.97% \u00b1 13.67%, respectively (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt;0.05). Healing of the gingival unit donor site was uneventful.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold> Within its limits, this study demonstrates the possibility of treating buccal recessions with gingival unit grafts as an alternative technique using gingival donor graft of site\u2010specific vascular configuration, with better defect coverage, clinical, and esthetic improvements compared with palatal grafts.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1902\/jop.2012.110685","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2012,3,5]],"date-time":"2012-03-05T20:04:37Z","timestamp":1330977877000},"page":"41-50","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":27,"title":["Treatment of Localized Gingival Recessions Using Gingival Unit Grafts: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"84","author":[{"given":"Bahar","family":"Kuru","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Selin","family":"Y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131m","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2013,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_7_2_1","first-page":"44","volume-title":"Glossary of Periodontal Terms","author":"American Academy of Periodontology","year":"2001"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1902\/jop.1978.49.9.457"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1902\/jop.1980.51.3.167"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_5_1","first-page":"22","article-title":"Lateral sliding flap with a free gingival graft technique in the treatment of localized gingival recessions","volume":"1","author":"Caffesse RG","year":"1981","journal-title":"Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1902\/jop.1992.63.11.919"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1902\/annals.1996.1.1.671"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1902\/jop.2005.76.9.1588"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_9_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1902\/jop.2007.070074"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_10_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.cden.2009.08.009"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_11_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1034\/j.1600-051X.29.s3.11.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_12_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1600-051X.2008.01267.x"},{"issue":"2","key":"e_1_2_7_13_1","first-page":"CD007161","article-title":"Root coverage procedures for the treatment of localised recession\u2010type defects","author":"Chambrone L","year":"2009","journal-title":"Cochrane Database Syst Rev"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_14_1","first-page":"165","article-title":"Use of the gingival unit transfer in soft tissue grafting: Report of three cases","volume":"24","author":"Allen AL","year":"2004","journal-title":"Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_15_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1600-051X.2005.00660.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_16_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1902\/jop.1977.48.11.681"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_17_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1034\/j.1600-0757.2001.027001097.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_18_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1600-051X.1997.tb01184.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_19_1","first-page":"302","article-title":"Use of the supraperiostal envelope in the soft tissue grafting for root coverage. 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