37. Non-surgical therapy

Question 1

Aim of non surgical therapy

Answer 1

• Eliminate biofilm from tooth surfaces
• Create environment that enables host to prevent microbial colonisation w/ oral hygiene methods

Question 2

Methods used in non surgical therapy

Answer 2

• Hand instruments
• Ultrasonic and sonic scalers
• Ablative laser therapy
• Reciprocating instruments

Question 3

Non-surgical therapy

Reciprocating instruments

Answer 3

• Similar clinical outcome to hand, sonic and ultrasonic instruments
• Less time consuming than hand instrumentation
• Less root surface loss

Question 4

Non-surgical therapy

Ablative laser therapy

Answer 4

• Targets soft and hard tissues of periodontium
• Bactericial and detoxification effects
• Can remove granulation tissue in pocket-improved healing
• Remove plaque and calculus w/ low mechanical stress and no smear layer formation on root
• Access sites that conventional mechanical instruments cant reach