⭐ GINGIVECTOMY

📌 POINTS TO PONDER

🔹Gingivectomy is defined as “an excision of the soft tissue wall of the periodontal pocket”.

🔹Failure to produce beveled incision leaves a broad plateau which takes more time than ordinarily required to develop the physiologic contour of gingiva, thus the incision should be beveled at approximately 45° to the tooth surface.

🔹The granulomatous tissue is removed first and then thorough scaling is attempted on the tooth, so that hemorrhage from the granulomatous tissue should not obscure the scaling during surgical procedure.

🔹Gingivectomy may be performed be means of scalpels, lasers, electrodes or chemicals.

🔹In gingivectomy, external bevel incision is given at 45° to the tooth surface in apicocoronal direction.

🔹Gingivectomy wound heals by secondary intention.