The successful treatment of a recession on a protruded lower canine is not always predictable due to the increased pressure of the graft on the protruded root after suturing, which could influence the blood supply.
Some important tips to surpass this problem is the flattening of the protruded root, the adequate dimensions of the graft and definitely the choice of the tunneling technique.
This is one of the few circumstances where the selection of the connective tissue graft is superior to the free gingival graft in the coverage of a root in a non-esthetic area.
