Edward Sammut
ART DENT, Tom/Volume12; Numer/Number 4 (54), 2014: 231-237
ISSN 2081-4798 ID ART 2014/4/231
PRACA POGLĄDOWA
Chirurgia plastyczna przyzębia. Odpowiednia tkanka, właściwe miejsce, odpowiedni czas
Periodontal Plastic Surgery right cells, right place, right time
Edward SammutE
Authors’ Contribution: A - Study Design, B - Data Collection, C - Statistical Analysis, D - Data Interpretation, E - Manuscript Preparation, F - Literature Search, G - Funds Collection
Received: 16.06.2014 Accepted: 07.07.2014 Published: 18.11.2014
STRESZCZENIE
SŁOWA KLUCZOWE:
płaty uszypułowane, przeszczep tkanki łącznej metodą tunelową, przeszczep wolnego płata dziąsłowego
SUMMARY
If we decide to go ahead with some form of mucogingival surgery, (otherwise known as periodontal plastic surgery) we need to be even more careful about what we promise to the patient. Will we aim to: cover the root surface, reduce hypersensitivity, smoothen the gingival contours, increase tissue thickness, increase sulcular depth, remove fraenal attachments, provide keratinised tissue? – And if yes, how likely are we to reach each of these individual goals. Periodontal plastic surgery requires the operator to draw on a ‘library’ of procedures documented in the literature and apply the right techniques to the given biological situation. While some situations are clear-cut and call for a well-described procedure to be used, sometimes it is necessary to think out of the box, use knowledge of the biology, and create a customised operation.
KEY WORDS:
pedicle flaps, tunnel connective tissue graft procedures, the free gingival graft