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It is a necessary treatment in many patients suffering from periodontitis. Periodontitis is a bacterial infection that gradually destroys the tissue that supports the teeth: the gums, but also the bone and the periodontal ligament. This surgical procedure consists of the removal of the periodontal pockets of tissue that are the foci of infection, its purpose is to eliminate the infection (to prevent asymmetric gingival contours, the loss of gums between the teeth) and the exposure of the roots of the teeth. Among others.