**7.2 Luebke-Ochsenbein flap**

A horizontal incision is made in the attached gingival tissue about 3–4 mm above the gingival margin, with two vertical releasing incisions on either side of the flap located one or two teeth distal to where the lesion is located (**Figure 23**).

Advantages


**Figure 23.** *Partial-thickness flap before ridge expansion for future dental implant insertion.*

• It is useful in patients with fixed prosthesis restorations because of less recession of the gingival margin and interdental papillae [17–19]
