title: [Root surface instrumentation].
abstract: The present status of root surface debridement is reviewed. Recently it was shown that the influence of root surface roughness and endotoxin-contaminated cementum was overestimated. The method of instrumentation (i.e., hand instrument, sonic or ultrasonic scaler) does not influence wound healing after periodontal surgery. The operator's technique is of utmost importance.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum Zahn-, Mund- und Kieferheilkunde, Christian-Albrechts-Universität.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kocher
mesh_terms: D012534:Dental Scaling / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004731:Endotoxins; D006801:Humans; D013357:Subgingival Curettage / Q000295:instrumentation; D013499:Surface Properties; D014092:Tooth Root; D014465:Ultrasonics
chemical_list: D004731:Endotoxins
vernacular_title: Die instrumentelle Wurzeloberflächen-bearbeitung.