What's new for the clinician - excerpts from and summaries of recently published papers (September 2018)

Abstract

Gracey curettes are the most widely used instruments for root planing and are regarded as the gold standard, but their usage is technique sensitive and time consuming for the clinician and efficacy is reduced in deep pockets, root irregularities, and furcations. 1 Alternative sonic, ultrasonic and rotary instruments have been investigated for potential benefits in improving mechanical access. Sonic and ultrasonic instruments are used for scaling, but these cannot provide smooth root surfaces. Intensiv Perio Set is a rotating diamond bur system developed for odontoplasty, scaling and root planing. It is used only in right angle hand piece, at rotation speeds of 6000 rpm, with reduced pressure application. These burs have two different head types for morphologically different areas; flame or tapered, three different grains; 75, 40, or 15 μm, with either a short or long neck for each unit. Burs with 75 μm grain are used only in odontoplasty, whereas, 40 and 15 μm burs are used for scaling and root planing.