The patients were advised not to brush the treated site for 2 weeks and instead 0.2% chlorhexidine rinse was prescribed for 4 weeks.Antibiotics and analgesics were administered as needed.Then they were examined after 2 weeks to assess healing and removal of sutures. Then after, the patients were instructed to gently brush around the surgical site with an ultra soft toothbrush using roll technique. Routine oral health care was used in other sites. Subjects were enrolled in a follow up program at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months after surgery for the rest of the study. Complete plaque elimination was performed every 3 months.