Periodontology

In the following operation Prof. Wachtel, Munich/Germany, restores a deep three-walled periodontal defect of the lower right lateral incisor. A buccal and lingual full thickness flap is prepared by a sulcular incision.

Due to a lack of attached gingiva around two lower front implants a free gingival graft is placed in order to stabilize the situation.

In this surgery Professor Dr. Hannes Wachtel, Munich/Germany, covers buccal gingival recessions in the right upper jaw with the help of a connective tissue graft placed into a prepared gingival pouch. The connective tissue graft is obtained from the palatal area.

In this operation a deep periodontal defect in the anterior area of the mandible is cleaned and restored using autologous bone in combination with Straumann Emdogain. To gain access to the defect area a full thickness flap is prepared. Additionally, an “internal flap” is prepared and placed directly on top of…

The objective of this operation is to remove an aesthetically unpleasant amalgam tattoo in the vestibular region of tooth 12 and 13. The discoloured tissue is removed and a subepithelial graft placed.

Professor Andrea Sculean, University of Bern/Switzerland, emphasizes that regenerative periodontal therapy methods should never be conducted as a single therapy and only be considered in addition to the classical periodontitis therapy.

This surgical video demonstrates the coverage of gingival recession defects using the papilla preserving tunnel technique. In this case, a gingival tunnel is prepared and coronally positioned following the application of an enamel matrix protein gel. This approach is used to treat a patient with multiple…

In the here shown technique for recession coverage in the upper jaw a coronally advanced flap without relief incision is chosen. First the incision in the interdental area is undertaken which leads to the surgical creation of the papilla. After that the marginal areas are prepared and the flap is build up to…

The objective of this operation was to close multiple periodontal recessions with a coronally advanced flap.

A gummy smile is an indication for aesthetic crown lengthening. The biologic width must be taken into consideration. This video contains the first operation of two where the bone volume is reduced and reshaped – an important step within the crown lengthening procedure.