ORAL VESTIBULOPLASTY TECHNIQUE Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC A61B17/24 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: anaesthetising is followed by sectioning at 6 mm from a gingival margin in parallel to the jaw curvature with leaving the periosteum intact. A mucous flap is mobilised from the jaw with minimally injuring a region of the gingival papillas. After the exposed root surfaces are prepared, the flap is displaced to a dentin-enamel border overlapping the existing recessions and going beyond by 1-2 mm. A small redundancy of soft tissue is created within the roots of teeth, thereby forming a soft-tissue fold. The flap is fixed at a number of places with interrupted sutures delivered through interdental spaces on the lingual or palatal sides. A tensionless flap side facing the created vestibule depth is fixed with 3-4 sutures to the peritoneum.

EFFECT: by correcting the small oral vestibule and eliminating or relieving the dental recession, the technique enables correcting the oral soft tissue pathology more effectively.

3 dwg, 2 ex