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From Lumipedia
INCISION |
DESCRIPTION |
INDICATION |
INSTRUMENTS |
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EXTERNAL BEVEL |
Performed in the coronal direction |
Gingivectomy; clinical crown augmentation; gingivoplasty; gingival growth |
Kirkland gingivectomy knife; or banging ivectomy knife; blades 11D; blades 15; 360 degrees, Laser gingivectomy |
INTERNAL BEVEL (reverse or inverted bevel) |
Performed in the apical direction, made on the crest of the gingival margin, or 0.5 to 2.0 mm away from the margin |
Excisional procedures for new insertion; modified Widman flap; clinical crown augmentation; gingival augmentation |
Blades 11,12 or 12B, 15 or 15C |
SULCULAR (of the sulcus) |
Performed in the apical direction, madein the sulcus and performed in the direction of the alveolar crest |
Procedures for preservation of the papillae; esthetic are as; are as with little kerati- nized tissue; guided tissue regeneration procedures (GTR) |
Blades 11,12 or 12B, 15 or 15C |
RELAXING (vertical) |
Perpendicular to the gingival margin at the angles of transition of the teeth |
Increase access to allow the flap to be positioned towards the coronal or apical region |
Blades 11,12 or 12B, 15 or 15C |
FOR THINNING |
Increase access to allow the flap to be positioned towards the coronal or apical region |
Palatal flaps; distal wedge procedures; gingivectomy with internal bevel; voluminous papillae |
Blades 11,12 or 12B, 15 or 15C |
CONTRAINCISION |
Small incision made in the relaxing incision, and directed towards the base of the flap |
Laterally positioned pediculated flaps |
Blades 11, 15 or 15C |
RELAXING INCISION IN THE PERIOSTEUM |
Incision at the base of the flap, cutting the subjacent periosteum |
To release the tension on the flap, allowing it to advance in the coronal direction |
Blades 11, 15 or 15C |