Comparative histological evaluation of Intra- and extraorally de-epithelialized connective tissue graft samples harvested from the posterior palate region.

Although the intraoral method may provide several practical advantages compared to the extraoral technique, both approaches for de-epithelialization of CTG samples harvested from the posterior palate region tested in this study were comparably effective. However, none of these methods ensured complete removal of the oral epithelium in a predictable manner, which should be taken into consideration in clinical practice. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.