title: Evaluating surgical, non-surgical therapy in periodontic patients.
abstract: Eleven highly susceptible periodontitis patients volunteered for a one-year prospective study of surgical and non-surgical periodontal therapy. The patients had high oral hygiene standards and had not received antimicrobial therapy within six months. This study suggests that both types of therapy are equally effective in treating recurrent lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Hygiene, School of Dentistry, Loma Linda University.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Sigurdsson
authors.forename: W P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Holbrook
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Karadottir
authors.forename: M O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Magnusdottir
authors.forename: U M
authors.initials: UM
authors.lastname: Wikesjo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016976:Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003774:Dental Plaque Index; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017622:Periodontal Attachment Loss / Q000628:therapy; D010514:Periodontal Pocket / Q000382:microbiology; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D016966:Porphyromonas gingivalis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016745:Root Planing; D013357:Subgingival Curettage