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Record Nr.

UNINA9910270933603321

Autore

George Marie D (Marie Diane), <1962->

Titolo

Ultrasonic periodontal debridement : theory and technique / / Marie D. George, Timothy G. Donley, Philip M. Preshaw

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ames, Iowa ; ; West Sussex, England ; ; Oxford, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-119-42142-X

1-118-87524-9

1-118-87526-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (234 p.)

Disciplina

617.6/32

Soggetti

Periodontal disease - Treatment

Ultrasonic waves - Therapeutic use

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"With website"--Cover.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

The treatment of periodontal disease : the shift from 'SRP" to 'periodontal debridement' -- Comparison of periodontal debridement instrumentation modalities -- What is ultrasonic instrumentation? -- Ultrasonic tip design and selection -- Patient assessment -- Ultrasonic instrumentation technique -- Ultrasonic instrumentation technique modules -- Case studies in periodontal ultrasonic debridement.

Sommario/riassunto

Ultrasonic Periodontal Debridement: Theory and Technique is the first textbook to focus exclusively on this fundamentally important component of periodontal therapy. George, Donley, and Preshaw provide a comprehensive resource for dental students, dental hygiene and therapy students, and periodontal residents, as well as practicing dental hygienists and dentists who are looking to increase their familiarity and skills with ultrasonic instrumentation.  The opening section describes the basic foundational knowledge of periodontal debridement; how it differs from and supersedes scaling and root