Open AccessPeriodontal flap surgery along with vestibular deepening with diode laser to increase attached gingiva in lower anterior teeth: A prospective clinical study
Author(s) -
Ashu Bhardwaj,
Zeba Jafri,
Nishat Sultan,
Madhuri Alankar Sawai,
Anika Daing
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of natural science, biology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2229-7707
pISSN - 0976-9668
DOI - 10.4103/jnsbm.jnsbm_88_17
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , gingival recession , clinical attachment loss , dental alveolus , vestibular system , anterior teeth , gingival and periodontal pocket , periodontitis , reduction (mathematics) , chronic periodontitis , tooth mobility , geometry , mathematics , radiology
Chronic periodontitis in lower anterior teeth results in rapidly progressive gingival recession (GR), loss of alveolar bone, decreased vestibular depth (VD) with consequential tooth mobility, and tooth loss. Treatment option for such cases in this esthetically important area of the oral cavity includes extraction followed by implants for which sufficient bone height and mucogingival complex are a prerequisite. Henceforth, an attempt was made to prolong the life of lower anterior teeth and postpone the need for implants by the treatment of chronic periodontitis with periodontal flap surgery followed by vestibular deepening in single surgical procedure.