Abstract
Objective: Analyze treatment techniques for gingival recessions and their associations. Bibliographic review: Gingival recession is characterized by the loss or shrinkage of gingival tissue, resulting in attachment loss and a lower position of the free gingival margin. The treatment of recessions can be performed using connective tissue grafts and the subepithelial connective tissue graft is the gold standard, but with a disadvantage regarding the need for two surgical areas. There are also several techniques that, when combined, can improve the post-surgical prognosis, including the acellular dermis matrix and enamel matrix proteins. Coronally positioned flap, laterally positioned flap and xenogenic collagen matrix techniques can be used, which can treat multiple gingival recessions, cause less pain, less operative time and require a single surgical area. Final considerations: Root covering procedures are of great importance in the treatment of gingival recessions. However, regardless of the chosen technique, treatment must be done individually, taking into account the characteristics and needs of each patient.