IP International Journal of Periodontology and Implantology 2021;6(2):74–78 Content available at: https://www.ipinnovative.com/open-access-journals IP International Journal of Periodontology and Implantology Journal homepage: https://www.ijpi.in/ Review Article Post-surgical care in surgical periodontics Amit Mani 1 , Shubhangi Mani 2 , Shivani Sachdeva 1 , Jasleen Kaur Sodhi 1, *, Hiral R. Vora 1 , Sonali Gholap 1 1 Dept. of Periodontology, Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences, Loni, Maharashtra, India 2 Dept. of Orthodontics, Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences, Loni, Maharashtra, India ARTICLE INFO Article history: Received 24-03-2021 Accepted 03-05-2021 Available online 26-07-2021 Keywords: Periodontal Surgery PostSurgical Care PostSurgical Instruction Maintenance ABSTRACT The patient’s post-surgical management is just as critical as the surgical treatment planning and management of the patient. Patients who do not receive proper and contemporary post-surgical instructions, or who do not follow them, are at higher risk for complications such as pain, swelling, and infection, as well as the possibility of altered healing of both the oral soft tissues and supporting osseous structures. During postoperative phase, the three most important factors to consider are the patient comfort, wound stability and plaque control. These are achieved through a combination of good surgical technique and careful postoperative care of the surgical site. Thus, surgeon’s professional obligation is to ensure that patients receive consistent verbal and written instructions that describe activities during the critical early healing period after the surgery. Furthermore, the surgeon must have a thorough understanding of the instructions given to the patient, as well as the reasoning behind them. © This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. 1. Introduction Periodontal diseases are a heterogeneous group of diseases caused by the interaction between supragingival and subgingival biofilms and therefore the host inflammatory response. Their treatment comprises of non-surgical and surgical approach provided counting on the severity of the disease. The understanding and adherence to the postoperative care and instructions are factors that influence the recuperation process after any surgery. 1 The understanding, implementation and therefore the subsequent implementation of postoperative guidelines are factors that influence the recovery from any surgery. Some authors state that instructing patients about postoperative care not only reduces postoperative morbidity, but also improves the standard of life during recovery period. During postoperative phase, the three most important factors to consider are the patient comfort, wound stability and plaque * Corresponding author. E-mail address: drjasleensodhi@gmail.com (J. K. Sodhi). control. While most of the literature provide information on how to handle patients after a surgical procedure, there is little information available that deals specifically with such situations and their possible outcomes. A complication may be a disease or disorder arising as a consequence of another disease. Ideally, there should be no complications after any surgery. But still some complications are avoidable whereas some are inevitable under certain circumstances. Most commonly occurring complications include post periodontal surgery include postoperative pain, bleeding, swelling, root hypersensitivity, delayed healing, trismus, bruising, taste changes. 2. Patient management and instructions after surgery The patient’s post-surgical management is an imperative step in achieving the desired post-operative results. Patients who do not apprehend proper post-surgical instructions or who disregard them are at risk for unpleasant consequences. The periodontal surgeon has to hold the responsibility to https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijpi.2021.013 2581-9836/© 2021 Innovative Publication, All rights reserved. 74