title: The role of periodontal plastic microsurgery in oral facial esthetics.
abstract: Periodontal plastic microsurgery incorporates the use of a surgical dissecting microscope in an attempt to increase visibility, minimize trauma, and enhance surgical results. This paper will attempt to demonstrate how periodontal plastic surgery utilizing periodontal microsurgery could contribute in the role of soft tissue modification to enhance the smile and ideally allow for improved oral facial esthetics.
authors.affiliation: Loma Linda University, La Jolla, CA, USA.
authors.forename: W Peter
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Nordland
mesh_terms: D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000209:etiology; D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005889:Gingival Recession / Q000601:surgery; D005890:Gingivectomy; D005893:Gingivoplasty; D006801:Humans; D007909:Lenses; D008866:Microsurgery; D012904:Smiling; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects