Gingivectomy and Gingivoplasty Hamad Alzoman, BDS, M.S. Diplomate, The American Board of Periodontology
Gingivectomy and Gingivoplasty
Hamad Alzoman, BDS, M.S.Diplomate, The American Board of Periodontology
Gingivectomy• The excision of a portion of the
gingiva; usually performed to reduce the soft tissue wall of a periodontal pocket
Glossary of Periodontal Terms 4rth Edition. The American Academy of Periodontology.
Gingivoplasty• A surgical reshaping of the gingiva.
Glossary of Periodontal Terms 4rth Edition. The American Academy of Periodontology.
Gingivectomy Gingivoplasty
Indications• Elimination of periodontal pocket 3-5
mm• Elimination of gingival enlargement • Asymmetrical or unaesthetic gingival
topography• Suprabony pockets which need access
for restorative dentistry
• Elimination of periodontal pocket 3-5 mm
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Indications
Indications• Elimination of gingival enlargement
Localized Generalized
IndicationsAsymmetrical or unaesthetic gingival
topography
Indications• Suprabony pockets which need access
for restorative dentistry
Contraindications
• Presence of intrabony defect• Pockets extending to or beyond the
mucogingival junction or when there is minimal attached gingiva
• Esthetic consideration• High caries rate • Severely inflamed tissue
Contraindications
• Presence of intrabony defect
Contraindications• Pockets extending to or beyond the
mucogingival junction or when there is minimal attached gingiva
Instruments
Instruments
Instruments
Local anesthesia injection
Technique
Pocket Marking
Technique
Uninterrupted bevelled incision with Krickland knife
Technique
Technique
Use of Orban papilla knife
Technique
Excised tissue
Technique
Scaling and root planing
Technique
Smoothing Sharp edges
Technique
Periodontal dressing
Six months after GV
Technique
Internal Beveled GV
Technique Examples
Elimination of periodontal pocket 3-5 mm
Technique Examples
Technique Examples
Technique Examples
• Elimination of gingival enlargement
Technique Examples
Technique Examples
Technique ExamplesAsymmetrical or unaesthetic gingival topography
Pre-Tx Post-Tx
Need of access for restorative dentistry
Technique Examples
Diagnostic Wax-up
Healing following gingivectomy
• Clot formation begins immediately after surgery
• 12-24 hours, migration of epithelial cells from the margin of the wound
• 5-14 days for complete epithelialization ( 0.5 mm per day )
• 10-30 days for connective tissue healing
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