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Subgingival Delivery by an Oral Irrigation Device
Author(s) -
Braun Robert E.,
Ciancio Sebastian G.
Publication year - 1992
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.1992.63.5.469
Subject(s) - gingival and periodontal pocket , dentistry , medicine , oral hygiene , orthodontics , periodontitis
I rrigating devices have been incorporated into numerous oral hygiene regimens. Newer types of these devices are designed to deliver irrigating solutions directly into the periodontal pocket. We examined the ability of a powered irrigating device with a soft rubber tip to deliver subgingivally into periodontal pockets. When subgingival irrigation was used, the mean pocket penetration was 90% of the pocket depth (≤ 6 mm) compared to a mean of 21% in the oral rinse group. The irrigation was not uncomfortable to patients. J Periodontol 1992; 63:469–472 .