Clinical study of periodontal endoscope-assisted subgingival scaling in the treatment of residual pocket.
- Author:
Yu-Juan XU
1
;
Lei ZHAO
1
;
Ya-Fei WU
1
;
Ding-Yu DUAN
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: periodontal endoscope; periodontitis; residual pocket; subgingival scaling
- MeSH: Dental Plaque Index; Dental Scaling; Endoscopes; Humans; Periodontitis/therapy*
- From: West China Journal of Stomatology 2021;39(4):441-446
- CountryChina
- Language:English
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVES:To compare the treatment effects of periodontal endoscope-assisted and traditional subgingival scaling on residual pockets.
METHODS:A total of 13 patients with periodontitis from Dept. of Periodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University were recruited. After 4-6 weeks of initial treatment, the residual pockets with a probing depth (PD) of ≥4 mm and attachment loss (AL) of ≥4 mm and bleeding on probing were examined with traditional (control group) and periodontal endoscope-assisted subgingival scaling (endoscopy group) in a randomly controlled split-mouth design. At baseline and 6 weeks and 3 months after treatment, plaque index (PLI), PD, AL, and bleeding index (BI) were measured. Differences in these clinical parameters within and between groups and patient-reported outcomes were compared.
RESULTS:A total of the 694 sites of 251 teeth were included in this trial. Both groups showed significant improvement in each periodontal parameters 6 weeks and 3 months after treatment (
CONCLUSIONS:Periodontal endoscope-assisted subgingival scaling resulted in better effects than traditional subgingival scaling when the residual pockets were in a single-rooted tooth, with a PD of ≥5 mm but without vertical alveolar bone resorption and furcation involvement.
