[Gingival grafts as therapeutic measures for periodontal diseases (author's transl)].

Gingival grafts represent an operative intervention within the sphere of periodontal surgery which enable a widening of fixed gingiva. Carried out as an outpatient operation, it troubles the patient little. Supported by the oral hygiene of the patient, it creates the necessary conditions for the progression of the periodontal disease to be stopped by local therapy in the region of the gingival pocket.