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Effect of Retention of Gingival Sulcular Epithelium on Attachment and Pocket Depth after Periodontal Surgery
Author(s) -
Svoboda Paul J.,
Reeve Charles M.,
Sheridan Phillip J.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.036
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1943-3670
pISSN - 0022-3492
DOI - 10.1902/jop.1984.55.10.563
Subject(s) - gingival recession , dentistry , gingival and periodontal pocket , junctional epithelium , medicine , clinical attachment loss , tooth mobility , orthodontics , gingival sulcus , epithelium , periodontitis , pathology
B oth the modified W idman flap and the intrasulcular incision technique produced significant and similar reductions in pocket depth and increases in attachment. Loss of attachment occurred where the initial pocket depth was less than 3 mm. Both techniques resulted in significant and similar increases in gingival recession. Neither technique affected tooth mobility or plaque scores to a clinically important degree. Historically, the necessity for removal of the sulcular epithelium in the course of periodontal therapy is a widely accepted tenet. This study fails to clinically validate this concept.