Connective tissue graft (CTG) is considered the gold standard for soft-tissue correction and
augmentation surgeries, but involves a secondary donor area and its associated
complications. The techniques to harvest CTG have undergone a large number of
modifications over a period of 44 years since the time it was introduced by Edel in 1974 to
increase the width of keratinized gingiva. This review compiles all the techniques of graft
harvest from the palate and their modifications which have been introduced in the last 44 …