Flaps should be incised in the middle of the teeth. Which statement is true?

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Sometimes
• D. Never

Answer: (B)

Flaps are designed by incising the soft tissue around each tooth, specifically along the gingival margin and within the gingival sulcus, to reflect a mucoperiosteal flap. You don’t cut through the tooth itself. Making incisions in the middle of a tooth would involve tooth structure (enamel or dentin) and would disrupt the tooth, not provide a proper flap reflection. The goal is to preserve the interdental papilla and blood supply while gaining access to root surfaces and bone, which is achieved by sulcular and marginal incisions around the tooth, sometimes with releasing incisions as needed. So the statement is not true.