title: A paradigm shift in mechanical biofilm management? Subgingival air polishing: a new way to improve mechanical biofilm management in the dental practice.
abstract: In the past few years indications for the use of the air polishing technology have been expanded from supragingival use (airflow) to subgingival air polishing (perioflow) by the development of new low-abrasive glycine-based powders and devices with a subgingival nozzle. Several studies on the subgingival use of air polishing have been completed. On 7 June 2012, during the Europerio 7 Congress in Vienna, a consensus conference on mechanical biofilm management took place aiming to review the current evidence from the literature on the clinical relevance of the subgingival use of air polishing and to make practical recommendations for the clinician. Bernita Bush (Bern), Prof Johannes Einwag (Stuttgart), Prof Thomas Flemmig (Seattle), Carmen Lanoway (Munich), Prof Ursula Platzer (Hamburg), Prof Petra Schmage (Hamburg), Brigitte Schoeneich (Zurich), Prof Anton Sculean (Bern), Dr Clemens Walter (Basel), and Prof Jan Wennström (Gothenburg) discussed under the moderation of Klaus-Dieter Bastendorf and Christian Becker (both ADIC Association for Dental Infection Control) the available clinical studies to reach a consensus on available clinical evidence. This paper summarizes the main conclusions of the consensus conference and points to the clinical relevance of the findings for the dental practitioner.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland. anton.sculean@zmk.unibe.ch
authors.forename: Anton
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sculean
authors.forename: Klaus-Dieter
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Bastendorf
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: Bernita
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bush
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Einwag
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lanoway
authors.forename: Ursula
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Platzer
authors.forename: Petra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schmage
authors.forename: Brigitte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schoeneich
authors.forename: Clemens
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Walter
authors.forename: Jan L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Wennström
authors.forename: Thomas F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Flemmig
mesh_terms: D020906:Air Abrasion, Dental / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D018441:Biofilms; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000628:therapy*; D018684:Glycine Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D014464:Ultrasonic Therapy
chemical_list: D018684:Glycine Agents