Research Article | Open Access
PREVALENCE OF AGE AND GENDER WITH DIFFERENT FLAP TECHNIQUES USED IN POSTERIOR ARCH IN PERIODONTAL SURGERY IN CHENNAI
Naz Fathima Raj Mohamed Dr.Manish Ranjan
Pages: 8466-8478
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Mucosal flaps are reflected in the majority of dentoalveolar procedures.
Exposure or removal of impacted teeth, implant bed preparation, alveolar bone exposure for
augmentation, periodontal surgeries, and repair of mucosal soft tissue defects all require this
phase. Because of the rich vascularity of the oral mucosa, flap design has a lot of flexibility,
but this also leads to carelessness and a lack of thoughtful preparation, which can lead to
unsatisfactory results or complications. This study is aimed to determine the prevalence of age
and gender with different flap techniques used in posterior arch in periodontal surgery in a
sample of patients in chennai city population.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This retrospective study involved 1290 patients out of
which 766 were male and 521 were female. Types of Flap technique data was recorded among
patients who reported to Saveetha Dental College, Chennai from June 2020- March 2021.
Parameters such as age, gender and types of flap technique procedure done were evaluated and
assessed by a single examiner and reviewed by 2 independent investigators.
RESULTS: In this study, we observed that out of 1290 patients, the majority of male patients
about 59.52% had Kirkland flap technique among others in which age group of 36-50 years
were more common. The distribution of study subjects based on different types of flap
techniques revealed that 67.52% undergone kirkland flap, 20.51% undergone modified
widman flap, 5.21% had papilla preservation flap, 2.25% had undisplaced flap, 1.55% had
apically displaced flap and very less undergone distal wedge procedure which depicts that most
commonly used flap technique was kirkland flap among other techniques.
CONCLUSION: Within the limits of this study, there is significant male predilection with an
incidence of 59.52% in relation to flap surgery, most widely used technique was kirkland
technique of 67.52% among other types of flap techniques.An advanced intervention will help
in better patient management and decision making as to perform specific types of flap
technique and assess duration for wounds to heal.
Keywords
Flap technique, Periodontal flap, Kirkland flap, innovative, Modified widman flap, Dentoalveolar procedure.