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Periodontitis can be define as an inflammatory disease of the supporting tissues of the teeth caused by specific microorganisms or a group of specific microorganism resulting in progressive destruction of the periodontal ligament and alveolar bone with pocket formation, recession and both. The different avenues of periodontal therapy include nonsurgical procedures such as meticulous plaque control, scaling and root planning, local drug delivery system, host modulation therapy and an array of surgical procedure including Mucogingival techniques. Currently, periodontal surgery is considered to be of two types pocket therapy and mucogingival surgery. “Mucogingival surgery” is a term that was initially introduced by Friedman in 9157, to describe surgical procedure for the correction of relationship between the gingiva and oral mucous membrane with reference to three specific problems areas, attached gingiva, shallow vestibule, and frenum interfering with the marginal gingiva