Assessment of tissue healing after periodontal and peri-implant surgery

Relevance. In clinical practice, a dentist usually faces surgical wound healing peculiarities. We know that wound healing by primary intention is preferable, but the postoperative period does not always go this way. In practice, doctors observe a variety of wound healing options, which are not always documented correctly and in full. An incomplete and unprecise diagnosis may lead to c omplications, including iatrogenic ones.Material and methods. This study included patients undergoing surgical treatment in the Samara dental outpatient department. The study assessed the healing of periodontal and peri-implant tissues on the 4th-5th day after surgery. One hundred-and-thirty subjects, aged 27 to 65 y.o., participated in the study.Results. The study revealed the criteria for oral surgical wound healing, which included density and quality of the approximation of wound edges, oedema, exudate, hyperemia, fibrin coat amount, and purulent discharge. The study also recorded the subjective sensations of the patients. After analyzing the postoperative wound condition, we divided the patients into groups according to a similar clinical situation. We identified six types of wound healing processes around implants and teeth. Thus, we formed classes and subclasses of our "Classification of periodontal and peri-implant surgical wound healing assessment." This classification will optimize and simplify communication between specialists and speed up medical charting. The analysis helped to develop and implement a decisionmaking algorithm for postoperative surgical site treatment.Conclusion. The method of soft tissue condition classification and treatment after periodontal and peri-implant surgery is easily reproducible and available in routine outpatient surgical practice. The algorithm will allow for the successful treatment of surgical wounds based on the wound-healing process characteristics.