Interceptive periodontics with electrosurgery

Gingival Wound Healing Following Experimental Electrosurgery: An Electron Microscopic Investigation

“…are consistent with our previous light microscopic ob servations and confirm the earlier electron microscopic evaluations of healing following electrosurgery. In par ticular, Malone et al 10 and Eisenmann et al 11 demon strated that the electrosurgical excision of soft oral tissues without bone involvement is followed by un eventful healing. The latter investigators 11 illustrated their findings with an electron micrograph depicting a mast cell in the line of the electrosurgical incision with intact granules.…”

“…On the other hand, few reports have dealt with the subject at the electron microscope level. [10][11][12] The present investigation set out to determine whether electrosurgical or conventional methods using Bard-Parker blades offer an advantage in regard to postsurgical healing of the gingival tissues. The two modalities were evaluated in a controlled sequential time study where the healing tissues were examined at the macroscopic, light and electron microscopic levels.…”

The Destructive Potential of Electrosurgery on the Periodontium

“…However, most inves tigators seem to agree that the potential for damage to the periodontium still exists, even when employing the most modern equipment.In an effort to evaluate the effects of electrosurgery upon the periodontium, a number of experimental studies have been performed on both animals and humans. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] Several investigations compared healing after electrosur gical resection and resection by scalpel. The latter healing sequence (scalpel) previously has been well documented and indications are that resection by scalpel has little or no damaging effects upon the attachment apparatus.…”