Ultrasonic Periodontal Debridement (eBook)

Marie D. George, RDH, MS, is a clinician, author, and educator, with current appointments as Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Dental Hygiene at both the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine and the Community College of Philadelphia. She develops and presents evidence-based educational programming specific to ultrasonic debridement to practicing clinicians, dental and dental hygiene students, and faculty nationally and internationally. Timothy G. Donley, DDS, MSD, is in the private practice of periodontics and implantology in Bowling Green, KY, and is an adjunct professor in the College of Health and Human Services at Western Kentucky University. Dr. Donley regularly lectures throughout the U.S. and abroad on the science and clinical applicability of ultrasonic instrumentation. Philip M. Preshaw, BDS, FDS RCSEd, PhD, is Professor of Periodontology and the Course Director for Undergraduate Periodontology at Newcastle University, UK. He is also actively involved in clinical research, with numerous publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals, and has been awarded a Distinguished Scientist Award from the International Association for Dental Research.

About the authors vii

Foreword ix

Preface xi

Acknowledgments xiii

SECTION I: FOUNDATIONAL CONCEPTS

1 The treatment of periodontal disease: the shift from "SRP" to "Periodontal Debridement" 3

2 Comparison of periodontal debridement instrumentation modalities 23

SECTION II: ULTRASONIC TECHNOLOGY

3 What is ultrasonic instrumentation? 41

4 Ultrasonic tip design and selection 63

SECTION III: CLINICAL APPLICATION

5 Patient assessment 85

6 Ultrasonic instrumentation technique 111

7 Ultrasonic instrumentation technique modules 139

8 Case studies in ultrasonic debridement 181

Glossary 207

Index 211

"This book has been proficiently designed with clarity and the latest evidence, making it of excellent value to every clinician's library - from undergraduate students and hygiene therapists to experienced general dental practitioners." (British Dental Journal, 14 November 2015)