Minimally invasive surgery (MIS)/ minimal access surgery (MAS) was introduced with the aim to produce minimal wounds, minimal flap reflection and gentle handling of the soft tissues.
Minimally invasive surgical technique (MIST) is based on the elevation of the defect-associated interdental papilla along with minimally extended buccal and lingual flaps. The Modified-MIST is based on elevation of only buccal flap, further enhances the concept of MIST by avoiding the interdental papilla as well as palatal flap dissection and elevation.
Minimally invasive surgical technique (MIST) focuses on wound and blood clot stability and primary wound closure for clot protection. This regeneration is possible with reduced patient morbidity, and unaesthetic results are minimized or eliminated. Modified minimally invasive surgical technique (M-MIST) incorporated the concept of space provision for regeneration.
In the field of regeneration, there are barrier membranes, grafts, and wound healing modifiers alone or in combinations. Noteworthily, dimensional changes of alveolar bone following tooth loss have remained a prominent challenge for the clinician and a variety of regenerative procedures have since been utilized. One such proposed method has been the use of platelet concentrates, platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) or injectable platelet-rich fibrin (iPRF) which both uses supra-physiological doses of autologous growth factors derived from the patient’s own blood further capable of speeding tissue regeneration.
A major problem to overcome applying minimally invasive surgery is the problem of visibility and manipulation of surgical field. High magnification and direct optical illumination provided by a surgical microscope or loupes can be of great help. Also, soft tissue manipulation during instrumentation requires special care. Small instruments like small periosteal elevators, tiny forceps, mini curette are mandatory for gentle manipulation of hard and soft tissues.