Lateral sliding pedicle flap for gingival cleft at the maxillary canine tooth.

Gingival clefts adjacent to the maxillary canine teeth present a challenge to the veterinary dental surgeon. Periodontal disease results in loss of attached gingiva resulting in periodontal pockets and/or gingival recession. Recession can extend apically toward or beyond the mucogingival margin resulting in clinical exposure of the root surface and subsequent cleft formation. A lateral sliding pedicle flap for repair of a gingival cleft adjacent to the maxillary canine tooth is described step-by-step. Figure 2