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Direct irrigation and subgingival plaque
Author(s) -
Hardy J. H.,
Newman H. N.,
Strahan J. D.
Publication year - 1982
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 - 10.1111/j.1600-051x.1982.tb01222.x
Subject(s) - irrigation , gingival margin , medicine , gingival and periodontal pocket , hypodermic needle , dentistry , syringe , periodontal disease , biology , agronomy , psychiatry
The aim of this study was to compare the penetrability of periodontal pockets by two direct irrigation techniques. By use of a syringe and a blunt hypodermic needle, irrigation was performed with a disclosing solution either as the level of the gingival margin or 3 mm within the pocket. The latter, “deep” irrigation, was shown to be an effective method of reaching the apical plaque border in both shallow and deep pockets. It is suggested that deep irrigation may prove a suitable approach to the effective control of subgingival plaque.