Absence of histologic signs of chronic inflammation following closed subgingival scaling and root planing using the dental endoscope: Human biopsies - A pilot study

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 79, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2036-2041

  Wilson Jr , Thomas G ^a   Carnio, João ^a   Schenk, Robert ^b   Myers, Gayle ^a  

^a University of Bern ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Calculus; Dental scaling; Histology; Inflammation; Periodontitis; Root planing

Indexed keywords

EID: 55749107658     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2008.080190     Document Type: Article

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