Question 231 · LDEK · Other

A surgical incision of Beauvis type is a cutting performed on the mucous membrane of the alveolar process which:

  1. A. runs along the margin of the gums with two vertical cuts in the direction of the ceiling of the vestibule.
  2. B. lies within few millimeters of the gingival margin and has two vertical cuts in the direction of the ceiling of the vestibule.
  3. C. consists of vertical incision and horizontal incision parallel to the gingival margin.
  4. D. follows along the long axis of the tooth coming to the edge of the gums.
  5. E. has the basis in the vault of the vestibule and reaches the edge of the gums.
Hint

Picture an incision with no horizontal component at all, following the projection of a single root.

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