Introduction: Fascia lata is the most extreme section of the thigh’saponeurosis. It is a thick and resistant membrane possessingelasticity, flexibility and memory. It is presently used in the medicalworld to treat abdominal defects, urinary incontinence, andpalpebral ptosis. In dentistry it is used in guided tissue regeneration,root coverage, ridge increase and socket (alveolus) preservation.Method: An electronic search was conducted in the followingdatabases: Medline, PubMed and SciELO, with the term fascialata. Full texts in English and Spanish were included in timelinespanning from 1983 to 2015. Main characteristic selected for thesetexts was they explored use of fascia lata and medical and dentalareas. Discussion: Limiting situations arose during the execution ofthis project due to the scarcity found in articles and research papersand documented clinical cases targeting use of fascia lata ion dentalareas. Conclusions: Fascia lata is a resorbable, biocompatiblematerial, well tolerated by the recipient bed; when used in medicaland dental specialties it exhibits characteristics of accuracy(security) and long duration.