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Root debridement of single‐rooted teeth with a diamond‐ coated sonic scaler insert during flap surgery
Author(s) -
Kocher Thomas,
Plagmann HansChristian
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of clinical periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.456
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1600-051X
pISSN - 0303-6979
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-051x.1999.260401.x
Subject(s) - debridement (dental) , insert (composites) , medicine , dentistry , surgery , diamond , materials science , composite material
. In our laboratory, we modified inserts of a sonic scaler to increase effectivity of root surface instrumentation during flap surgery. The present clinical study investigates whether use of this diamond‐coated, thickened insert facilitates more rapid root debridement compared to hand instruments and whether clinical wound healing is influenced by the type of instrument used. In 13 patients with moderate to advanced periodontal destructions, flap surgery was carried out on single rooted teeth with probing depth of ≥6 mm. The mean amount of time saved by root debridement with the diamond‐coated insert was 60% over curets. Regardless of the used instrumentation method probing depths and attachment level changes were altered and remained unchanged for 2 years after surgery. In conclusion the newly‐developed, diamond‐coated sonic scaler insert facilitates more rapid root debridement during flap surgery than hand instruments without disadvantageously affecting clinical healing.