Subjective intensity of pain during supportive periodontal treatment using a sonic scaler or an Er:YAG laser

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 340-345

  Braun, Andreas ^a   Jepsen, Søren ^a   Deimling, Daniela ^b   Ratka Krüger, Petra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Inter modal intensity comparison; Pain assessment; Supportive periodontal treatment; Ultrasonic instrumentation; Visual analogue scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERIODONTAL POCKET; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOLID STATE LASER; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

ADULT; CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS; DENTAL SCALING; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERIODONTAL POCKET; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 77949733306     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: 1600051X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2010.01536.x     Document Type: Article

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