“…Furthermore, other subsequent modifi cations and standardisations of technique by Bjorn [ 69 ], Smukler [ 70 ], Patur [ 71 ], Guinard and Caffesse [ 72 ], Leis and Leis [ 73 ], Bahat et al [ 74 ], Milano [ 75 ] and more recently Zucchelli et al [ 76 ] were proposed either to improve the characteristics of the fl ap or to provide better protection to the donor areas. In addition, with the development and results of other techniques after the mid-1980s, especially those involving the use of subepithelial connective tissue grafts, soft tissue substitutes and guided tissue regeneration combined with coronally advanced fl ap procedures, the scientifi c community seems has lost interest in the evaluation of LPF.…”