What is a Gum Disease Flap Procedure?
It is likely you will need surgery for gum disease if your dentist has been unable to treat it with antibiotics or root canal work. A flap procedure cleans the roots of your teeth and repairs the bone damage caused by gum disease . Before the flap procedure, your dentist will give you a local anesthetic to numb the area where they will be working on your gums. They will then pull back a section of your gums to clean the roots of your teeth and repair the bone damaged by gum disease. Finally, the gum flap will be sewn back into place and covered with gauze to stop any bleeding. In a flap procedure, bone may be smoothed and reshaped to stop the build up of plaque , grafted with bone from another part of the body or with man-made materials or covered with a lining to help it grow back after surgery. Normally it will only take you a few days to recover from a flap procedure. Be sure to follow the home care instructions that your dentist or oral surgeon gives you. If you have questions abou
