Open AccessWhale's tail technique: A case series
Author(s) -
Deshpande Milind Mrunal,
Jarde Samiksha Jaypal,
Rohan Srinivasan Wilson,
Anirban Chatterjee
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of indian society of periodontology (print)/journal of indian society of periodontology (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 0975-1580
pISSN - 0972-124X
DOI - 10.4103/0972-124x.188333
Subject(s) - medicine , interdental consonant , whale , major duodenal papilla , anterior teeth , dentistry , soft tissue , hard tissue , diastema , reduction (mathematics) , orthodontics , anatomy , surgery , biology , geometry , mathematics , fishery
The Whale's tail technique performed to obtain maximum interdental papilla fill in the anterior region after placement of bone grafts. This study aims to assess the clinical efficacy of this new technique. This report describes a series of three cases with a probing depth of 6-7 mm in the maxillary anterior teeth and their treatment with Whale's tail technique to obtain regeneration and maximum papilla preservation. The cases in this report showed a pocket depth reduction of 3-4mm and a clinical attachment gain of 3-4mm. The application of the "Whale's tail" flap leads to clinically significant improvement of hard and soft tissue conditions and allows regeneration of wide intrabony defects involving the maxillary anterior teeth with notable interdental diastemas, maintaining interproximal tissue to recreate a functional attachment with esthetic results.