Open flap debridement with or without intentional cementum removal: a 4-month follow-up

Autor: Renato de Vasconcelos Alves, Antonio Wilson Sallum, Lúcio Flávio Teixeira Damis, Enilson Antonio Sallum, Francisco Humberto Nociti, Patricia Fernanda Roesler Bertolini
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: Journal of Clinical Periodontology. 32:1007-1010
ISSN: 1600-051X
0303-6979
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051x.2005.00815.x
Popis: OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of cementum removal on periodontal repair. MATERIAL AND METHODS Forty subjects with chronic periodontitis and presenting, at least, two proximal sites in anterior teeth (upper or lower) with probing depth > or =5 mm were selected. After oral hygiene instructions and ultrasonic supragingival instrumentation, the subjects were randomly assigned for one of the following groups: CIC, scaled with Gracey curettes; CIUS, scaled with ultrasonic device; CDC, calculus deattachment with Gracey curettes and brushing with saline solution; and CDUS, calculus deattachment with ultrasonic device and brushing with saline solution. Full-thickness flaps were reflected and the instrumentation was performed with a clinical microscope. Probing depth (PD), relative gingival margin level (RGML) and relative attachment level (RAL) were registered at five experimental periods: baseline and 30, 60, 90 and 120 days postoperative. RESULTS All the approaches were able to markedly reduce the PD values from the baseline to the other evaluation periods (p
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