Fig. 3

The surgical procedures of the pinhole surgical technique with resorbable collagen membrane (RCM): (A) A gingival elevator was inserted through the pinhole used for blunt dissection and raised a mucoperiosteal flap. (B) The RCM was cut into small strips and moistened with normal saline before being inserted through the pinhole into another side. (C & D) RCM was carefully adapted through the pinhole and packed properly into another side without suturing