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Preferred term

Periodontal Debridement  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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).

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Nonsurgical Periodontal Debridement

In other languages

  • French

  • Débridement parodontal non-chirurgical
  • Débridements parodontaux
  • Débridements parodontaux non-chirurgicaux

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-C2KQ4S26-N

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