title: Soft and hard tissue resection in periodontal therapy.
abstract: The stabilization of inflammatory periodontal diseases (gingivitis and periodontitis) and result periodontal maintenance is achieved most effectively by first establishing health within the dento-gingival complex (connective tissue, junctional epithelium, and sulcus). Two forms of surgical periodontal therapy commonly employed to reach this endpoint are resective in nature:, the gingivectomy/gingivoplasty technique for soft tissue resection and the ostectomy (osteoectomy)/ osteoplasty approach for hard tissue resection. These two forms of therapy are presented here from a historical perspective through to today's accepted methodology. The are agumented by literature references and presentations of clinical cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, USA.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Vandersall
mesh_terms: D000543:Alveoloplasty / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016556:Crown Lengthening; D017823:Furcation Defects / Q000601:surgery; D019214:Gingival Overgrowth / Q000601:surgery*; D005890:Gingivectomy / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005893:Gingivoplasty / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D017622:Periodontal Attachment Loss / Q000601:surgery; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000601:surgery*