Subgingival polishing compared to scaling with steel curettes: A clinical pilot study

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 194-199

  Kocher, Thomas ^a   König, Jörgen ^b   Hansen, Peter ^a   Rühling, Andreas ^b  

^a Abteilung Parodontologie   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clinical study; Curette; Effectivity; Maintenance; Polishing; Root debridement; Sonic scaler

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTICS; PERIODONTITIS; PILOT STUDY; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; TOOTH PLAQUE; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL SCALING; GINGIVITIS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTAL ATTACHMENT LOSS; PERIODONTAL INDEX; PERIODONTAL POCKET; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; SONICATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0035256022     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-051x.2001.028002194.x     Document Type: Review

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