A cast report of the clinically successful management ofan intrabony pocket associated with a periodontal abscess of a lone-standing, functioning tnandibuiar canine utilizing an autogenous, intraoral site cortical and cancellous bone graft concurrently with a lateral pedicle soft tissue graft is presented. The rationale for the diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic considerations is discussed in light of the experimental and observational knowledge gained from the literature to date. 0303-6979/81/050375-12 S02.50/0 ^ 1981 Munk.'igaard. Copenhagen