Medical complications and their management after subgingival scaling and root planing
ZHANG Dong-mei
PAN Jia-yu
XU Qiu-fang
XU Wan-yue
Abstract：Subgingival scaling and root planing plays a pivotal role in periodontal initial therapy.It is the process of removing or eliminating the etiologic agents,including dental plaque and its products,and calculus,which cause inflammation,thus helping to establish a periodontium that is free of disease.The complications,after scaling and root planing,include gingival bleeding,periodontal abscess,tooth hypersensitivity,mobility,fever and so on.Here we discuss the pathogenesis and treatment of the complications after scaling and root planing.
Keywords：subgingival scaling and root planingcomplicationperiodontal initial therapy
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 463-466 )