09/01/2020
🤩Papilla Access Technique
published by Pat Allen IJPRD Mar2020
to help us w tunneling in the anterior mandible when faced with shallow recession & thin tissue...have you tried it?
I also like this technique for longer span grafts to facilitate access & when I 🤦🏼♀️
inadvertently separate a delicate papilla during a tunnel prep for root coverage & soft tissue augmentation. I find this can happen when the soft tissue is thin, is compromised in quality, & additional factors such as crowding, displacement , prominent roots or undercuts are present.
🛑😱Don’t stress if this happens! This area of papilla separation will actually help you to improve surgical access for both site preparation & graft placement.
Once your graft is in position & secured, reapproximate the papilla (i make sure the graft is BELOW the remaining papilla if using allograft) & coronally advance with sling sutures.
Thank you for letting me help this nice patient & 🙏 always .l_pp for your help!
👉Check out Pat's paper for more! IJPRD Mar 2020
