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Volume 2 Issue 3 (July-September, 2014)

Review Articles

PERIODONTAL MICROSURGERY- MAGNIFYING FACTS, MAXIMIZING RESULTS
Rajsi Jain, Praveen Kudva, Rakesh Kumar

The field of dentistry has evolved with advancement in equipments making the surgical procedure more precise, less painful and strenuous both for the patient and the practitioner. Over the past several years, a therapeutic revolution has taken place in surgical field requiring the surgeons to update themselves with advanced surgical methodology and equipments. Periodontal microsurgery shares the attributes with medical microsurgery that will positively influence its professional acceptance. The field of medicine has shown that magnification and microsurgery can significantly improve clinical outcomes. These include improved cosmetic results, increased predictability, less pain and higher patient acceptance. The application of magnification to periodontics promises to change clinical concepts of periodontal surgical care. This review article provides a general insight of use of microsurgery in medicine and dentistry. To our knowledge, this article coves all the detailed aspects of microsurgery which are not yet covered in a single review article.

 
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