Pocket reduction surgery
Your bone and gum tissue should fit snugly around your teeth. When this supporting tissue and bone is destroyed, "pockets" are formed around the teeth where bacteria form its colony, resulting in further bone and tissue loss. Pocket reduction surgery folds back the gum tissue and remove the bacteria before securing the tissue into place. In some cases, irregular surfaces of the damaged bone are smoothed to limit areas where bacteria are sequestered.artificial bone replacing substances are placed and allowed to integrate . This allows the gum tissue to reattach to healthy bone.