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.

Flap technique, Periodontal flap, Kirkland flap, innovative, Modified widman flap, Dentoalveolar procedure.