Open AccessComparison of microsurgical and conventional open flap debridement: A randomized controlled trial
Author(s) -
Meena Priya Bagavathy Perumal,
Aruna Dunthur Ramegowda,
Avinash Janaki Lingaraju,
James Johnson Raja
Publication year - 2015
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.156884
Subject(s) - medicine , debridement (dental) , gingival recession , microsurgery , randomized controlled trial , dentistry , surgery , visual analogue scale , chronic periodontitis , magnification , bleeding on probing , fibrous joint , periodontitis , computer science , computer vision
Residual calculus exists not only on teeth treated by scaling alone but also on teeth treated by flap surgery. Periodontal microsurgery enables more definite removal of calculus, atraumatic handling of tissues through optical magnification. The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes of microsurgery with conventional open flap debridement in patients with chronic periodontitis.