List of Contributors vii
Foreword ix
Chapter 1 Definition and Objectives of Periodontal Plastic Surgery 1
Serge Dibart, Mamdouh Karima and Drew Czernick
Chapter 2 Surgical Armamentarium, Sutures, Anesthesia, and Postoperative Management 4
Serge Dibart
Chapter 3 Introduction to Microsurgery and Training 8
Ming Fang Su and Yu-Chuan Pan
Chapter 4 Periodontal Microsurgery 13
James Belcher
Chapter 5 Free Gingival Autograft 21
Serge Dibart
Chapter 6 Subepithelial Connective Tissue Graft 28
Serge Dibart and Mamdouh Karima
Chapter 7 Pedicle Grafts: Rotational Flaps and Double-Papilla Procedure 32
Serge Dibart and Mamdouh Karima
Chapter 8 Pedicle Grafts: Coronally Advanced Flaps 39
Ronaldo B. Santana and Serge Dibart
Chapter 9 Aesthetic and Morphometric Evaluation of the Periodontium 51
Ronaldo B. Santana
Chapter 10 Enamel Matrix Derivative: Emdogain 61
Ronaldo B. Santana and Serge Dibart
Chapter 11 Guided Tissue Regeneration 65
Serge Dibart
Chapter 12 Acellular Dermal Matrix Graft (Allo Derm) 69
Serge Dibart
Chapter 13 Labial Frenectomy Alone or in Combination with a Free Gingival Autograft 73
Serge Dibart and Mamdouh Karima
Chapter 14 Preprosthetic Ridge Augmentation: Hard and Soft 76
Serge Dibart and Luigi Montesani
Chapter 15 Exposure of Impacted Maxillary Teeth for Orthodontic Treatment 89
Serge Dibart and Lorenzo Montesani
Chapter 16 Peri-implant Soft Tissue Management 93
D.M. Diego Capri
Chapter 17 Improving Patients’ Smiles: Aesthetic Crown-Lengthening Procedure 138
Serge Dibart
Chapter 18 Introduction to Minimally Invasive Facial Aesthetic Procedures 147
Bradford Towne
Chapter 19 Selection Criteria 156
Serge Dibart and Mamdouh Karima
Index 159

The editor:
Serge Dibart is the Department Chair and Program director of the periodontal residency program at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine. He is the editor of Practical Advanced Periodontal Surgery and co-editor of Practical Periodontal Diagnosis and Treatment Planning and Practical Osseous Surgery in Periodontics and Implant Surgery.