title: Effects of an air-powder abrasive device used during periodontal flap surgery in dogs.
abstract: An air-powder abrasive system, the Prophy-Jet, is a commercially available product product intended for use during dental prophylaxis procedures. The purpose of this investigation was to assess the effects on periodontal tissues when the device is used as an adjunct to hand instrumentation in root preparation during periodontal surgery. The degree of tissue injury was assessed by evaluating clinical healing and by histometric analysis of the intensity of the inflammatory response at selected healing times. Surgical sites subjected to Prophy-Jet treatment tended to have slightly lower histometric inflammation scores than control sites treated by hand instrumentation alone. As judged by the inflammatory response and clinical healing, additional effects to surgical exposure of tissues of the periodontium were benign. Use of the Prophy-Jet instrument during periodontal surgery is effective and well tolerated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Dentistry.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Pippin
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Crooks
authors.forename: B F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Barker
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Walters
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Killoy
mesh_terms: D000336:Aerosols; D000818:Animals; D001639:Bicarbonates / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D002130:Calcium Phosphates / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003777:Dental Prophylaxis / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004285:Dogs; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D010519:Periodontium / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D011208:Powders; D012964:Sodium / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D017693:Sodium Bicarbonate; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D014867:Water; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols; D001639:Bicarbonates; D002130:Calcium Phosphates; D011208:Powders; C485828:alpha-tricalcium phosphate; C485830:tetracalcium phosphate; D014867:Water; C485838:calcium phosphate, monobasic, anhydrous; D017693:Sodium Bicarbonate; C020243:calcium phosphate; D012964:Sodium; C485829:calcium phosphate, dibasic, anhydrous