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Fixed contralateral anchored suturing for coronal flap advancement.

Pooria Fallah Abed¹, Stephanie Bowers¹, Wade Knight¹

¹Private Practice, Dallas, Texas, USA.

Clinical Advances in Periodontics

|May 7, 2026

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The novel Fixed Contralateral Anchored Suturing (FICAS) technique uses ceramic buttons for stable flap advancement in periodontal surgery. This method promotes healing and improves tissue adaptation, offering a promising alternative for complex cases.

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Periodontology
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Regenerative Medicine

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Fixed Contralateral Anchored Suturing (FICAS) is a new suturing technique for coronal flap advancement.
It uses ceramic attachments bonded to teeth as anchorage points for suspensory sutures.
The technique aims to enhance flap stability and graft adaptation in periodontal plastic surgery.

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case report connective tissue graft flap stability suturing technique

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