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- Title
The Effect of Glycine-Powder Airflow and Hand Instrumentation on Peri-implant Soft Tissues: A Split-Mouth Pilot Study.
- Authors
Mussano, Federico; Rovasio, Stefania; Schierano, Gianmario; Baldi, Ileana; Carossa, Stefano
- Abstract
Fifteen edentulous patients with overdentures supported by two implants in the mandibular canine regions received periodontal therapy using both hand instrumentation with Teflon curettes and a glycine-based airflow system. Periodontal probing depth (PPD), bleeding on probing (BOP), and bacterial content (BC) within the gingival sulcus were analyzed. A significant effect modification of the glycine airflow with respect to time was found for PPD (P = .01), BOP (P < .001), and BC (P = .004), which were treated as ordered categorical variables. Glycine airflow may be more effective than Teflon curettes for the maintenance of peri-implant soft tissues.
- Subjects
GLYCINE; AIR flow; DENTAL implants; EDENTULOUS mouth; OVERLAY dentures; POLYTEF; CURETTES; PERIODONTAL probe; POLYMERASE chain reaction
- Publication
International Journal of Prosthodontics, 2013, Vol 26, Issue 1, p42
- ISSN
0893-2174
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.11607/ijp.3063