Periodontal pocket is also called as true pocket because clinically the periodontal probe passes apical to CEJ. Gingival pocket is called as pseudo pocket as the probe does not pass apical to CEJ.
Pockets crossing beyond mucogingival junction has to be treated by flap surgery
Periodontal pocket is also called as true pocket because clinically the periodontal probe passes apical to CEJ. Gingival pocket is called as pseudo pocket as the probe does not pass apical to CEJ.
ADM handling is better then CT and sucess rate is much higher than CT. Dont for get the morbidity associated with CT. Only advantage of CT is Formation of keratinized tissue
it comes under the entity of periodontitis as a manifestation of systemic disease. it is best treated with conventional therapy along with antimicrobial therapy
You need perform flap surgery if the pocket depth is 2 to 3 mm because it is maintianable by the patient only with proper brushing along with 1 mm of CAL loss
Before bicuspidization one must always finish the RCT treatment first with that tooth. it is only done with the lower molars. it is generally done with through and through bone loss is present. then individual caps are then prepared. so the molar is splitted into two premolars.
It comes under localized aggressive periodontitis these days. it occurs from 11 to 19 yrs of age there are tissue penetrated bacteria associated with it. Thus use of antimicrobial becomes mandatory along with conventional treatment.
There some indications for flap surgery. if the pocket depth is around 2 to 3mm then there is no need of a flap surgery because it is maintainable by the patient.
Grade II furcation are best treated by regenerative procedures. Its prognosis is quite good. For Grade III, IV there procedures such as hemisection, root resection, bicucspidization and tunnelling procedures
Why go for these crude procedures such as FGG and subepithelial connective tissue graft in the treatment of gingival recession when Acellular dermal matrix graft is available in the market.
