Report of a Gingival “Surgical Cyst” Developing Secondarily to a Subepithelial Connective Tissue Graft

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Abstract
The subepithelial connective tissue graft is a valuable technique used to cover exposed root surfaces or to increase the zone of attached gingiva. Cysts, such as the gingival cyst of the adult, are epithelial‐lined cysts which may arise from heterotropic glandular tissue, a proliferating rete peg, remnants of the dental lamina, or traumatic implantation of epithelial tissue. In this paper, a case report is described of a “surgical cyst” or cystic morphogenesis of surgically implanted epithelium developing secondarily to a subepithelial connective tissue graft. J Periodontol 1997;68:392–395.

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