A COMPARATIVE-STUDY OF A SURGICAL METHOD AND SCALING AND ROOT PLANINGUSING THE ODONTOSON(R)

This investigation compared a traditional periodontal surgical method with a non-surgical treatment of scaling and root planing by an ultras onic device (Odontoson M(R)) using irrigation with an iodised solution . 8 adult patients with periodontal disease were each treated at 2 ran domly chosen quadrants by a Widman flap type surgical technique, and t he remaining non-surgically. The patients then attended bi-monthly ora l hygiene sessions over a period of 1 year. At that stage, clinical ev aluation revealed that the Odontoson M(R) plus an ionized irrigant sol ution achieved a statistically comparable outcome to that of surgical treatment, even in the pockets initially up to 7 mm in depth.