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Effects of an Air‐Powder Abrasive Device Used During Periodontal Flap Surgery in Dogs
Author(s) -
Pippin David J.,
Crooks William E.,
Barker Bruce F.,
Walters Perry L.,
Killoy William J.
Publication year - 1988
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.1988.59.9.584
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , periodontium , periodontal surgery , cementum , dentin
A n air‐powder abrasive system , the Prophy‐Jet, is a commercially available product intended for use during dental prophylaxis procedures. The purpose of this investigation was to assess the effects on periodontal tissues when the device is used as an adjunct to hand instrumentation in root preparation during periodontal surgery. The degree of tissue injury was assessed by evaluating clinical healing and by histometric analysis of the intensity of the inflammatory response at selected healing times. Surgical sites subjected to Prophy‐Jet treatment tended to have slightly lower histometric inflammation scores than control sites treated by hand instrumentation alone. As judged by the inflammatory response and clinical healing, additional effects to surgical exposure of tissues of the periodontium were benign. Use of the Prophy‐Jet instrument during periodontal surgery is effective and well tolerated.