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Tooth Roughness After Subgingival Root Planing

Tooth Roughness After Subgingival Root Planing BY E . GREEN * AND S. P . RAMFJORD, * ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN ROUG H SURFACE S of the teeth facili­ Michigan , #9- H or # 10-H),f Files (Bunt­ tate the accumulation and retention of den­ in g # 15 or # 16).t Al l of the instruments, tal plaque and calculus. 1- 7 Consequentl y one wit h the exception of the files, were sharp­ reason for subgingival roo t planing is to re­ ened on a flat Arkansas stonet lubricated duce the roughness of surfaces of the teeth wit h oil, and sterilized i n an autoclave prio r and thereby alter a condition whic h favors to each appointment. The corners of the the accumulation of irritant deposits. Until cutting edges of the hoes were rounded. recently investigations of the effectiveness of various hand instruments used to plane Th e equipment used for measurement of the surfaces of the teeth have had to rely on root surface roughness consisted of the fol­ qualitative visual impressions to evaluate lowin g profilometer components : a type A E the roughness of instrumented areas.8-12 automatic pilotor with a G P adaptor beam However , industrial devices now http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Periodontology Wiley

Tooth Roughness After Subgingival Root Planing

Green, E.; Ramfjord, S. P.
Journal of Periodontology , Volume 37 (5) – Sep 1, 1966
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Wiley
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© American Academy of Periodontology
ISSN
0022-3492
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1943-3670
DOI
10.1902/jop.1966.37.5.396
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BY E . GREEN * AND S. P . RAMFJORD, * ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN ROUG H SURFACE S of the teeth facili­ Michigan , #9- H or # 10-H),f Files (Bunt­ tate the accumulation and retention of den­ in g # 15 or # 16).t Al l of the instruments, tal plaque and calculus. 1- 7 Consequentl y one wit h the exception of the files, were sharp­ reason for subgingival roo t planing is to re­ ened on a flat Arkansas stonet lubricated duce the roughness of surfaces of the teeth wit h oil, and sterilized i n an autoclave prio r and thereby alter a condition whic h favors to each appointment. The corners of the the accumulation of irritant deposits. Until cutting edges of the hoes were rounded. recently investigations of the effectiveness of various hand instruments used to plane Th e equipment used for measurement of the surfaces of the teeth have had to rely on root surface roughness consisted of the fol­ qualitative visual impressions to evaluate lowin g profilometer components : a type A E the roughness of instrumented areas.8-12 automatic pilotor with a G P adaptor beam However , industrial devices now

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Published: Sep 1, 1966

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