title: Trap door: an alternative procedure to the triangular distal wedge for the elimination of distal periodontal pockets adjacent to edentulous areas.
abstract: The study compared a novel trap door (TD) technique with the triangular distal wedge (TW) procedure for the elimination of distal periodontal pockets adjacent to edentulous areas. Thirteen patients with suprabony pockets ≥ 5 mm at the distal surface of terminal molars bilaterally were included in this prospective, single-blinded, randomized clinical trial using a split-mouth design. The authors demonstrated the efficacy of an alternative TD technique in the elimination of the distal pockets adjacent to the terminal molars.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine, Infection and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Medha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Paul C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Stark
authors.forename: Petros D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Damoulis
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Levi
authors.forename: Terrence J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Griffin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008963:Molar; D010514:Periodontal Pocket / Q000601:surgery*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome