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Periodontics II
Periodontal Surgery
Question | Answer |
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Bone augmentation, bone grafting | correction of a bone defect or deficiency with the placement of a bone graft and/or bone replacement material; a surgical procedure performed to re-establish bone volume |
Crown lengthening | used to increase the size of the clinical crown if it is inadequate for retention of a restoration, or for esthetics |
Dental implant | an artificial post that substitutes for a tooth root and to which a prosthesis is attached |
Gingivectomy | removal of marginal gingiva |
Gingivoplasty | recontouring the gingiva in the absence of pockets |
Flap surgery | part of the gingiva surgically separated from the underlying tissues, except at the base of the flap; split thickness; full thickness; apically positioned flap; coronally positioned flap; laterally positioned flap |
Frenectomy / frenotomy | clipping or removal of the frenum |
Graft, osseous | allograft; alloplast; autograft, xenograft |
Graft, soft tissue | connective tissue graft; free gingival graft |
Guided bone regeneration | surgical bone regeneration procedure using barrier membrane to regenerate bone |
Guided tissue regeneration | periodontal procedures performed in an attempt at regeneration. Barrier techniques are used with materials that exclude the JE from the wound site in an attempt to allow periodontal ligament cells to populate the wound site |
Osseous surgery | periodontal surgery involving the addition or resection (removal) of bone; ostectomy; osteoplasty |
Root resection | amputation or resection of a root, not involving the crown of the tooth, in treating Class II or III furcations |
Root hemisection | removal of a root and the corresponding coronal portion of the tooth when treating Class II or III furcations |
Mucogingival surgical procedures can be used to treat what? | recession, pedicle graft, subepithelial CT graft, double papilla flap |
What is periodontal surgery? | any surgical procedure or operation used to treat periodontitis or modify the morphology of the periodontium |
What can periodontal surgery include? | implant, reconstruction, osseous, and mucogingival |
When is periodontal surgery necessary? | reduce, regenerate, and arrest, and maintainable environment |