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H de Waal

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The importance of restorative margin placement to the biologic width and periodontal health. Part II.

Part I of this article presented the rationale for the use of the crown-lengthening procedure prior to final prosthetic or restorative treatment. The primary objective of the procedure is the attainment of a periodontal biologic width, free of any invasive restorative dentistry, circumferentially around the tooth. Part II of this article presents a clinical case to demonstrate, step by step, the crown-lengthening procedure. Concurrently the clinical rationale for these steps is also explained.

Alveoloplasty

The laterally positioned flap.

The laterally positioned flap has shown itself to be the most predictable and esthetically successful procedure in the treatment of mucogingival defects such as gingival/periodontal recessions and root exposures. It is of utmost importance that the biologic principles of wound healing, which have been discussed in the literature and this article, should be adhered to prior to, during, and after the surgical procedure.

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