Minimally Invasive Surgical Technique in Periodontal Therapy

sites.1 But the traditionally practiced periodontal surgical techniques were designed for the treatment of generalized disease,2 which involves relatively long incision and extension into non-periodontally involved areas. These extensive tissue reflections could result in attachment loss3 and can lead to morbidities like thermal sensitivity, food impaction, and compromised esthetics.4 In recent years, novel periodontal surgical approaches were developed to diminish these negative outcomes by modifying flap design and handling and addressing only the periodontally involved sites. This has allowed a drastic reduction in the inter-dental wound failure when compared to conventional flap approach.5 Thus, it stands to reason out that a reduced access surgical site or minimally invasive approach would result in less morbidity for the patient.6 This review summarizes the available minimally invasive surgical approaches for the management of periodontal disease.