THE CLINICAL-BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF PERIODONTAL CURETTAGE IN DENTAL PRACTICE

Abstract

Periodontal curettage is one of the basic procedures in marginal periodontium surgery. It is performed during the initial treatment phase of periodontal diseases, which occurs after emergency treatment (when appropriate) of acute complications of chronic marginal periodontal diseases. Periodontal curettage may be divided according to the area where it is performed in: gingival periodontal curettage, subgingival periodontal curettage. Gingival periodontal curettage is performed in the gingival groove and in the false gingival pockets, without usually exceeding the junctional epithelium insertion area. The main objective of subgingival periodontal curettage is to restore gingival health by removing from the root surface the factors that can cause gingival inflammation. The personal study was performed on two groups which included 82 patients. When analyzing the results, we relied on the justified assumption of the study that each case in the large framework of periodontal diseases represents a particular clinical-radiological and etiological reality as concerns its frequency and evolution (especially in terms of complications). The social origin and the cultural background play a very important role in the development of this relationship, which is at its best when both the doctor and the patient are closer from these points of view.