Soft and hard tissue resection in periodontal therapy

The stabilization of inflammatory periodontal diseases (gingivitis and periodontitis) and result periodontal maintenance is achieved most effectively by first establishing health within the dento-gingival complex (connective tissue, junctional epithelium, and sulcus). Two forms of surgical periodontal therapy commonly employed to reach this endpoint are resective in nature:, the gingivectomy/gingivoplasty technique for soft tissue resection and the ostectomy (osteoectomy)/ osteoplasty approach for hard tissue resection. These two forms of therapy are presented here from a historical perspective through to today's accepted methodology. The are agumented by literature references and presentations of clinical cases.