Gum Drop Technique: Minimally Invasive Soft-Tissue Platelet-Rich Plasma Grafting for Marginal Soft-Tissue Recession

Minimally invasive techniques for treatment of marginal soft-tissue recession, or root recession, are conducive to lower morbidity and less postoperative discomfort than techniques that employ surgical flaps. The gum drop technique (GDT) is a novel soft-tissue grafting procedure that combines minimally invasive incisions with blood derivatives from the patient to achieve root coverage. Demonstrating favorable healing without the need for a donor site to provide connective tissue, this papilla-preserving approach offers the benefits of an autogenous, biologically enhanced procedure.