- Patients that were 20 to 70 years old, both genders; presenting gingival recession Class I or II Miller, on vital canines or pre-molars, palatine region (donor site) with no pathological or morphological alterations; patients who agreed with and signed the formal consent to participate in the study, after receiving an explanation of risks and benefits, by an individual who was not a member of the present study (Resolution no. 196 - October, 1996, and Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct in Dentistry - CFO 179/93).