JVD 2010 #1 - Modified Distal Wedge Excision for Access and Treatment of an Infrabony Pocket in a Dog Flashcards
According to Larry J. Klima, DVM; Gary S. Goldstein, DVM
in
Modified Distal Wedge Excision for Access and Treatment of an Infrabony Pocket in a Dog
What is different histologically about the valley of tissue between teeth? What is this area called?
The col
made of non-keratinized gingiva
According to Larry J. Klima, DVM; Gary S. Goldstein, DVM
in
Modified Distal Wedge Excision for Access and Treatment of an Infrabony Pocket in a Dog
Why is the use of this technique site dependent?
A piece of tissue is removed, incisions must be in edentulous areas.
According to Larry J. Klima, DVM; Gary S. Goldstein, DVM
in
Modified Distal Wedge Excision for Access and Treatment of an Infrabony Pocket in a Dog
What was the modification and what benefit did it have?
removed a rectangular piece of tissue and made the flap slightly different, gave more surgical exposure.
According to Larry J. Klima, DVM; Gary S. Goldstein, DVM
in
Modified Distal Wedge Excision for Access and Treatment of an Infrabony Pocket in a Dog
on reflection what would the author have done differently?
not used gut for suture
According to Larry J. Klima, DVM; Gary S. Goldstein, DVM
in
Modified Distal Wedge Excision for Access and Treatment of an Infrabony Pocket in a Dog
What type of incisions were made around the teeth depicted in A, and why?

Paramarginal reverse bevel incisions.
Allow a healthy connective tissue to adapt well to the tooth, because diseased pocket epithelium will not heal to the tooth.
