Title
A review on papilla preservation flap techniques
Authors
G. Pragya, Anitha Logaranjani*, P. Prashanthi & Jaideep Mahendra
Affiliation
Department of Periodontics, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil nadu, India; *Corresponding author
G Pragya - E-mail: pragyadheepak98@gmail.com
Anitha Logaranjani - E-mail: arsanjai@gmail.com
P Prashanthi - E-mail: prashanthisankar@gmail.com
Jaideep Mahendra - E-mail: jaideep_m_23@yahoo.co.in
Article Type
Review
Date
Received June 1, 2025; Revised June 30, 2025; Accepted June 30, 2025, Published June 30, 2025
Abstract
Periodontal therapy must necessarily consider esthetic appearance. Therefore, it is important to maintain gingival marginal anatomy with as much as the height of papilla during the course of the periodontal therapy. Surgical therapy used in periodontal defects in maxillary anteriors is possible in an esthetic manner only when integrity of the papilla is preserved. Hence, various flap designs have been developed such as papilla preservation flaps and minimally invasive surgical approaches with papilla elevation or without papilla elevation to reduce the risk of early wound failure. Several surgical techniques are used for primary flap closure and interdental tissue preservation, including various papilla preservation flaps, single flap approaches, soft and connective tissue wall techniques, MIST, M-MIST, and the “Whale’s tail” technique.
Keywords
Interdental papilla, periodontal flap surgery, papilla preservation flap, esthetics, minimally invasive
Citation
Pragya et al. Bioinformation 21(6): 1463-1466 (2025)
Edited by
P Kangueane
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
