A new ultrasonic system in initial periodontal therapy: clinical efficacy and perception of pain
10.3321/j.issn:1002-0098.2008.12.010
- VernacularTitle:两种治疗仪在牙周基础治疗中的临床疗效和患者疼痛感受的比较
- Author:
Yun FU
1
;
Yang NING
;
Lin CHEN
Author Information
1. 中山大学光华口腔医学院
- Keywords:
Periodontitis;
Pain;
Ultrasonic device;
Initial periodontal therapy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Stomatology
2008;43(12):741-743
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To compare the clinical efficacy and perception of pain during initial periodontal treatment using VectorTM-system and a conventional ultrasonic system.Methods Thirty-eight patients with mild to modcrate periodontitis were debrided using both A.system(VectorTM-system)and B-system(Suprasson P5 Newtron(R))in a split mouth design.At baseline,one month after treatment,plaque index(PLI)and bleeding on probing(BOP)were recorded and probing depth(PD)Was measured.A verbal analogue scale(VAS)Was used to evaluate the perceived pain right after the treatment.Results At one month evaluation,all areas showed an improvement in clinical parameters. No statistically significant differences in PD and BOP could be observed between areas treated by two difierent systems,while A-system contributed to greater improvement in PLI than B-system.Patients treated with A-system[(22.5±7.5)mm]experienced about 60% the amount of pain compared with the conventional ultrasonic device[(37.2±11.3)mm].Conclusions During initial periodontal treatment for the patients with mild to moderate periodontitis,A-system could achieve a comparable clinical efficacy and reduced pain sensations to conventional ultrasonic device.
