title: Concept of periodontal plastic surgery.
abstract: With the development of various reconstructive and regenerative techniques in the 1980s, mucogingival surgery evolved into periodontal plastic surgery. This article highlights the surgical procedures which currently can be classified under the concept of Periodontal Plastic Surgery. The learning objective of this article is a review and update of these surgical procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Center for the Health Sciences, University of Tennessee at Memphis.
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000601:surgery; D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation; D016556:Crown Lengthening; D005881:Gingiva / Q000601:surgery* / Q000637:transplantation; D005893:Gingivoplasty; D006801:Humans; D008035:Lingual Frenum / Q000601:surgery; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D014097:Tooth, Unerupted / Q000601:surgery