objective: biopure® mtad (dentsply tulsa dental, usa) has been developed as a final irrigant following root canal shaping to remove intracanal smear layer. many of the unique properties of mtad potentially transfer to the conditioning process of tooth roots during periodontal therapy. the aim of this ex vivo study was to evaluate the effect of mtad on the removal of smear layer from root surfac...

The principal objective of periodontal therapy is the conservative elimination of soft and hard bacterial deposits on the root surface and to prevent recolonization of periodontal pockets by pathogenetic bacteria (Cobb, 1996; Van der Weijden et al, 2002). The rationale for the complete elimination of calcified hard deposits is based of the etiology of chronic destructive periodontal diseases. T...

AIM The aim of this controlled, parallel design clinical study was to compare the healing of intrabony periodontal defects following treatment with access flap surgery with and without debridement with an Er:YAG laser. METHODS Twenty-three patients each of whom exhibited one deep intrabony defect were randomly treated with either access flap surgery followed by root surface and defect debride...

PURPOSE The study was aimed at investigating changes in periodontal parameters and superoxide dismutase activity triggered by root surface debridement with and without micronutrient supplementation in postmenopausal women. METHODS Forty-three postmenopausal chronic periodontitis patients were divided into two groups: group 1 (n=22) were provided periodontal treatment in the form of scaling an...

Epidemiological studies have implicated dental calculus as an ideal substrate for subgingival microbial colonization. Therefore, the main objective of periodontal therapy is to eliminate the microbial biofilm along with the calculus deposits from the root surface by root surface debridement. Over the past years, a large number of clinical and laboratory studies have been conducted to evaluate t...

Progressive replacement resorption following delayed replantation of avulsed teeth has proved to be an intractable clinical problem. A wide variety of therapeutic approaches have failed to result in the predictable arrest of resorption, with a good long-term prognosis for tooth survival. Bisphosphonates are used in the medical management of a range of bone disorders and topically applied bispho...

in order to achieve a long-lasting effect, one of the main goals in root canal treatment is to eliminate the endodontic bacteria. conventional chemomechanical debridement is considered as the basic treatment in root canal therapy, but adjunctive techniques such as antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (apdt) can also be helpful. the aim of this study was to evaluate reports in the scientific liter...