[Gingivectomies. Flap operations (author's transl)].

Peridontal surgery is only one of a series of treatments for peridontopathies. It is always dependent on buccal hygiene. Gingivectomies and especially flap operations, are one kind of therapeutic solution but not the only one; these are very efficient means to handle the clinical problems. The techniques (listed in the report) must be adapted to each particular circumstance (kind of bone and muco-gingival lesion, etiological factors, stage of disease) and when these techniques are used in their various ways for precise indications they will give the best results.