Purpose Non-surgical periodontal therapy (NSPT) is considered to be fundamental in the
treatment of periodontal disease. Advanced area specific instruments were designed to …

Background The removal of subgingival calculus to obtain gingival health is an integral part
of nonsurgical periodontal therapy. The periodontal endoscope is used by some clinicians to …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine if the use of a periodontal endoscope
improves periodontal outcomes of scaling/root planing when compared to scaling/root …

In recent years, a large number of" mission critical" clinical and practice management
technologies have emerged that are considered to be essential for the development and …

Objective This exploratory post hoc analysis sought to investigate clinical outcomes
comparing non-surgical treatment for periodontal disease using exclusively hand …

Purpose: Scaling and root planing (SRP) is a gold standard of nonsurgical periodontal
therapy (NSPT), however its success may vary due to the lack of direct visualization and the …

Objectives To investigate the site‐and patient‐level factors that impact on the response to
non‐surgical periodontal therapy in patients with chronic periodontitis. Methods A …

Objectives To gather practice-based information about instrumentation during the second
stage of periodontal therapy among the members of the European Federation of …

Although root instrumentation has been accepted as the most important cause‐related
treatment of periodontal diseases, repeated scaling and root planing may over time result in …

Objectives There is uncertainty regarding the benefits of periodontal endoscopy (PE) for
subgingival instrumentation. Moreover, the influence of operators' experience and training …