Periodontal disease is the most common oral disease in adults. Traditional nonsurgical
periodontal therapy involves subgingival removal of hard and soft deposits on the root …

Streptococcus gordonii, a Gram-positive bacterium, is a commensal bacterium that is
commonly found in the skin, oral cavity, and intestine. It is also known as an opportunistic …

Periodontal therapy aims at arresting periodontal infection and maintaining a healthy
periodontium. The periodic mechanical removal of subgingival microbial biofilms is essential …

Background and Aim There is a lack of suitable in vitro models to evaluate various treatment
modalities intending to remove subgingival bacterial biofilm. Consequently, the aims of this …

Introduction This study was performed to evaluate the clinical efficacy of using the Perio-
Flow device (Electro Medical Systems, Nyon, Switzerland) adjunctively with mechanical …

Damage to tooth root surfaces may occur during ultrasonic cleaning with both piezoelectric
and magnetostrictive ultrasonic scalers. It is unclear which mechanism causes more …

Background Mechanical plaque removal has been commonly accepted to be the basis for
periodontal treatment. This study aims to compare the effectiveness of ultrasonic and …

Objective To assess clinical and microbiological outcomes of an Er: YAG laser in
comparison with sonic debridement in the treatment of persistent periodontal pockets in a …

The article examines the biophysical properties of the power-driven scalers commonly used
in dentistry. It states that powered instruments are believed to provide less sensitive …

Background Despite the development of less invasive devices, a debate exists about the
benefits and risks of hand versus powered root surface instrumentation used in supportive …