Year : 2019

Volume : Volume 10

Issue : Issue 1

Address for correspondence :
Dr. Purushottam Singh.
puru.perio@gmail.com

Abstract

Background:  The relationship between periodontal health and the restoration of teeth is intimate and inseparable. The present study compared techniques of crown lengthening procedures in adult patients. Material & Methods: This study was conducted on 60 patients which were randomly divided into three groups. Group I patients treated with gingivectomy, group II with apically repositioned flap and group III with surgical extrusion using Periotome. Length of clinical crown, width of attached gingival and interdental papilla height was recorded preoperatively and postoperatively.  Results: There was no change in the width of attached gingiva and minimal change in the interdental papilla height between pre-operative and post-operative measurements in the crown lengthening procedure done by surgical extrusion using Periotome when compared to the other conventional surgical procedures. The difference among three techniques was significant (p-0.01). Conclusion: Author suggested that crown lengthening using surgical extrusion technique is effective in ensuring success of prostheses.

Keywords: Apically repositioned flap, clinical crown lengthening, Periotome.