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Compare the clinical efficacy of closed subgingival curettage against surgical pocket elimination for the reduction and management of periodontal pockets.

May 1, 1968The Journal of PeriodontologyOpen Access

Subgingival Curettage Versus Surgical Elimination of Periodontal Pockets

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SRSigurd P. RamfjordUnited States Department of Veterans Affairs RNRobert R. NissleUniversity of Michigan RSRichard A. ShickUniversity of Georgia

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Clinical study demonstrates pocket depth reduction in patients with periodontitis, highlighting differences between subgingival curettage and surgical pocket elimination.

Key Points

Compare the clinical efficacy of closed subgingival curettage against surgical pocket elimination for the reduction and management of periodontal pockets.
Evaluated periodontal pocket depth changes following subgingival curettage versus surgical pocket resection.
Assessed soft-tissue healing and pocket eradication across treated periodontal sites.
Both subgingival curettage and surgical pocket elimination achieve marked reductions in periodontal pocket depths qualitatively.
Surgical elimination produces direct mechanical pocket eradication, whereas subgingival curettage promotes pocket reduction through soft-tissue shrinkage and connective tissue reattachment.

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Ramfjord et al. (1968) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a100b9d2badbc352aff3617 https://doi.org/10.1902/jop.1968.39.3.167

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May 1, 1968The Journal of PeriodontologyOpen Access

Subgingival Curettage Versus Surgical Elimination of Periodontal Pockets

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Authors

SRSigurd P. RamfjordUnited States Department of Veterans Affairs RNRobert R. NissleUniversity of Michigan RSRichard A. ShickUniversity of Georgia

Discussion

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Implication

Clinical study demonstrates pocket depth reduction in patients with periodontitis, highlighting differences between subgingival curettage and surgical pocket elimination.

Key Points

Compare the clinical efficacy of closed subgingival curettage against surgical pocket elimination for the reduction and management of periodontal pockets.
Evaluated periodontal pocket depth changes following subgingival curettage versus surgical pocket resection.
Assessed soft-tissue healing and pocket eradication across treated periodontal sites.
Both subgingival curettage and surgical pocket elimination achieve marked reductions in periodontal pocket depths qualitatively.
Surgical elimination produces direct mechanical pocket eradication, whereas subgingival curettage promotes pocket reduction through soft-tissue shrinkage and connective tissue reattachment.

Cite This Study

Ramfjord et al. (1968) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a100b9d2badbc352aff3617 https://doi.org/10.1902/jop.1968.39.3.167

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