Open AccessEvaluation of postsurgical clinical outcomes with/without removal of pocket epithelium: A split mouth randomized trial
Author(s) -
Shantipriya Reddy,
Nirjhar Bhowmik,
Malur Gangappa Srinivas Prasad,
Sanjay Kaul,
V. Nageswara Rao,
Sandeep Singh
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of indian society of periodontology (print)/journal of indian society of periodontology (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 0975-1580
pISSN - 0972-124X
DOI - 10.4103/0972-124x.147413
Subject(s) - medicine , gingival recession , dentistry , clinical attachment loss , periodontitis , gingival and periodontal pocket , randomized controlled trial , clinical trial , chronic periodontitis , orthodontics , surgery
Periodontitis is bacteria-related chronic inflammatory condition characterized by pocket formation, loss of clinical attachment, gingival recession, mobility, and eventual loss of teeth. The purpose of this study was to clinically evaluate the need for elimination of the pocket epithelium during mucoperiosteal flap surgery aimed at reattachment or re-adaptation.