• Annual rate of Attachment Loss =
0.22 mm
– Modified Kirkland flap (MKF) • uses ——– incisions
Sulcular incisions
Flap
– —— beveled
Internally
Exposed tissue during healing
gingivectomy
Pocket depth, amount of keratinized gingiva and intended position of the flap are essential
pre-treatment considerations
——– scalpel blades and handle for flap
Bard-parker
• Elevation past the —— will fully reflect the flap
mucogingival junction
• Coronally positioned
– For
regeneration or root coverage
• Replaced
– For
conservative flaps (minimal recession)
Pretty much removing interior, placing exterior back where it was.
• Apically positioned
– For
pocket elimination or crown lengthening
Same as replaced, but removed from alveolar bone, moved down.
Creation of bleeding points as Gingivectomy
knife reference points for primary incision
Thinned palatal flap
like a cross between gingivectomy and internal bevel. Cut gingiva down low, bevel, reattach at bone margin
Mod widman Initial incision has ——- scallop, but may also be ——-
0.5 to 1 mm
intrasulcular
With conservative flaps, there is little or no —-
bone resection
Simple loop modification Figure 8 modification
Interrupted sutures
Single sling suture
Continuous sling suture
Sling sutures
Cut the suture —— as possible to avoid dragging bacteria into the wound
close to the tissue
Phases of Postsurgical Healing
Formationofbloodclotbetweenmarginsof wound and between flap and tooth or bone
• Clotincludesfibrin,neutrophils,platelets, red cells, cell debris, and capillaries at the edge of the wound
Healing: immediate response
* Epithelium begins to migrate from the wound margins
Healing: first 24 hours
* Epithelial cells migrate over the border of the flap, contacting the tooth
Healing: 1-3 days
Healing: 3-7 days
Healing: 1 week
Healing: 2 weeks