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Repair Potential in Periodontal Disease: The Interproximal Channel
Author(s) -
Moskow Bernard S.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.036
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1943-3670
pISSN - 0022-3492
DOI - 10.1902/jop.1978.49.2.55
Subject(s) - medicine , curettage , dentistry , periodontal disease , lesion , periodontitis , orthodontics , chronic periodontitis , surgery
Interproximal channeling defects associated with lingual denudation of the root are often encountered in patients with insidiously progressive chronic periodontitis. Several cases of such lesions are described and their potential for repair demonstrated. It is suggested that this type of defect is predictably amenable to successful therapy by exposure and curettage, and that restoration of lost periodontal structures can be anticipated within the interproximal portion of the lesion.