Abstract
Aim Small incision surgery has become routine in many areas of medicine but has not been widely accepted in periodontal therapy. A videoscope to assist minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has been developed. The clinical outcomes from MIS performed using this videoscope (V-MIS) are reported. Materials and Methods Patients were evaluated for residual defects following non-surgical therapy consisting of root planing with local anaesthetic. Thirty patients having 110 sites with residual pocket probing depth (PPD) of at least 5 mm, 2 mm loss of clinical attachment level (CAL), and radiographic evidence of bone loss were surgically treated. V-MIS was performed utilizing the videoscope for surgical visualization. Results At re-evaluation 6 months post surgery, there was a statistically significant improvement (p
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 900-907 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of clinical periodontology |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2014 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Periodontics