Predictable Periodontal Surgeries for the G.P.

Three areas of special concern to the General Practitioner are demonstrated: crown lengthening, esthetic anterior flap surgery, and non-flap conservative access surgery. The video shows a step-by-step “crown lengthening” surgery, esthetic tissue management and treatment of periodontal disease in the maxillary anterior, and a procedure with debridement of deposits and bacteria with enhanced gingival attachment and papillary conservation. A simple non-flap surgery permitting access and debridement of the root surface in cases with pocketing and horizontal bone loss is demonstrated. Simplified diagnosis and post-op care is discussed along with the conservative access therapy.