The selection of surgical technique depends on several factors including the anatomy of the defect site, size of recession defect, presence or absence of keratinized tissue adjacent to the defect, width and height of the interdental soft tissue and depth of the vestibule or the presence of frenula. It also depends on the objective of the treatment outcome which varies in maxilla and in mandible. In maxilla the desired outcome is aesthetics where as in case of mandible it is the mucogingival problems with restoration of normal function. Because of the existing controversies about using different techniques of root coverage and their disadvantages, there are only few documented reports about an esthetic outcome which is important in maxilla that can be gained through increased width of keratinized tissue.