How To: Perform An Operculectomy With Lasers
“The gingival flap distal to an erupting molar, an operculum, can cause a lot of havoc.” An operculum can lead either to pain caused by the occlusion of the opposing maxillary molar or by local inflammation/infection (pericoronitis) because of food debris and plaque accumulation between the tooth surface and the gingival flap. The painful and/or inflamed/infected operculum…