Periodontic treatment and method
OwnerLarry P. Bleierinventor
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Abstract
Dental treatments and methods, including treating gum disease, using peroxide gel and a viscous antibacterial agent including tetracycline to chemically debride and curettage a treatment area. Treatments and methods include non-surgically scaling and root plaining the treatment area with dental tools such as periodontal scalers and/or curettes during the active period of the chemical debridement. The working surfaces of dental tools can be sharpened for optimal root and tooth surfacing during treatment. Treatment can include instructions for co-therapy by or on behalf of treatment subjects between visits and for maintenance care.
Claims13
A method of root conditioning a root surface of a periodontitis-affected tooth of a subject in which the root surface is within a periodontal pocket, comprising:
- chemically debriding the root surface by applying a gel solution including a clinically effective amount of a peroxide and a clinically effective amount of tetracycline directly to the root surface with a manual dental instrument including a blade having a working edge with a surface roughness of 1 to 5 microns to chemically anesthetize the root surface;
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- mechanically debriding the root surface, while performing the step of chemically debriding, by manually root planing the root surface with the dental instrument such that the peroxide and the tetracycline chemically anesthetize the root surface while the mechanical debridement step is performed, the root planing including contacting the root surface that includes the gel solution directly with the working edge of the blade to curettage the root surface to form a root surface roughness of 1 to 5 microns.
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