Osseous Resection in Periodontal Surgery

tenance of health. Since this is a normal picture of health, all periodontal therapy should be directed toward this goal. This means that even in surgical management where the gingiva must of necessity be positioned further apically, the post operative result should still resemble this in form. Fig. 2 demonstrates the architectural pattern of bone usually found in health. This is the bone topography one would probably encounter if the soft tissue were removed from the bone and teeth of an individual such as that in Fig. 1. Notice that the form of both are quite similar.