Biomaterial Database

Technique tips--Non-surgical management of deep periodontal pockets--avoid the scalpel! 2013

Arijit Ray-Chaudhuri, and Surinder Poonian, and Peter Briggs

King's College Dental Hospital, London, UK.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D010514	Periodontal Pocket	An abnormal extension of a gingival sulcus accompanied by the apical migration of the epithelial attachment and bone resorption.	Pocket, Periodontal,Periodontal Pockets,Pockets, Periodontal
D003742	Dental Devices, Home Care	Devices used in the home by persons to maintain dental and periodontal health. The devices include toothbrushes, dental flosses, water irrigators, gingival stimulators, etc.	Dental Floss,Floss, Dental,Home Care Dental Devices
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D057747	Periodontal Debridement	Removal or disruption of DENTAL DEPOSITS and plaque-retentive DENTAL CALCULUS from tooth surfaces and within the periodontal pocket space without deliberate removal of CEMENTUM as done in ROOT PLANING and often in DENTAL SCALING. The goal is to conserve dental cementum to help maintain or re-establish healthy periodontal environment and eliminate PERIODONTITIS by using light instrumentation strokes and nonsurgical techniques (e.g., ultrasonic, laser instruments).	Nonsurgical Periodontal Debridement,Periodontal Pocket Debridement,Debridement, Nonsurgical Periodontal,Debridement, Periodontal,Debridement, Periodontal Pocket,Debridements, Nonsurgical Periodontal,Debridements, Periodontal,Debridements, Periodontal Pocket,Nonsurgical Periodontal Debridements,Periodontal Debridement, Nonsurgical,Periodontal Debridements,Periodontal Debridements, Nonsurgical,Periodontal Pocket Debridements