Subgingival debridement of root surfaces with a micro‐brush: macroscopic and ultrastructural assessment

Abstract

The findings indicate that subgingival debridement with a micro-brush is effective in removing plaque deposits from periodontally involved root surfaces.

Efficacy of glycine powder air polishing in comparison with sodium bicarbonate air polishing and ultrasonic scaling – a double‐blind clinico‐histopathologic study

“…As there has been an ascending trend in patient awareness towards maintenance of a healthy periodontium, there is an increasing need for more comfortable and cost‐effective means of periodontal debridement methods. Various innovations have been observed in the recent era with respect to new instrumentation techniques, for example development of vector scaling systems, new designs of scaler tips, the use of plastic microbrushes and various modes of low abrasive air‐polishing technique.…”

“…As there has been an ascending trend in patient awareness towards maintenance of a healthy periodontium, there is an increasing need for more comfortable and cost-effective means of periodontal debridement methods. Various innovations have been observed in the recent era with respect to new [18][19][20][21] .…”

Effect of glycine powder air‐polishing on the gingiva

“…technique (Carey & Daly 2001, Braun et al 2006, Christgau et al 2006, Tomasi et al 2006, Frankenberger et al 2007. The safety and efficiency of GPAP as to regards root damage and subgingival biofilm removal, respectively, have been demonstrated in several studies (Petersilka et al 2003a-d, Flemmig et al 2007.…”

Effects of nonsurgical periodontal therapy on hard and soft tissues

“…For probing pocket depth values up to 3 mm, 4–43% of the root surface was still covered with remnants of plaque or calculus after thorough instrumentation (42, 44, 58, 75, 164). In pockets with a probing pocket depth of 4–6 mm, 15–38% of the instrumented root surface still demonstrated the presence of calculus or plaque (42, 44, 47, 58, 75, 108, 164). In pockets deeper than 6 mm, these values varied between 19 and 66% (13, 42, 44, 47, 58, 75, 108, 118, 164).…”

“…In pockets with a probing pocket depth of 4–6 mm, 15–38% of the instrumented root surface still demonstrated the presence of calculus or plaque (42, 44, 47, 58, 75, 108, 164). In pockets deeper than 6 mm, these values varied between 19 and 66% (13, 42, 44, 47, 58, 75, 108, 118, 164). Complete debridement of furcations was notably more difficult using nonsurgical techniques (43, 118, 152, 204).…”