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Dental Scaling Summary

Description: Removal of dental plaque and dental calculus from the surface of a tooth, from the surface of a tooth apical to the gingival margin accumulated in periodontal pockets, or from the surface coronal to the gingival margin.

Also Known As: Root Scalings; Scalings, Root; Subgingival Scaling; Supragingival Scaling; Root Scaling Show All >>

Networked: 159 relevant articles (21 outcomes, 36 trials/studies) for this Therapy

Key Diseases for which Dental Scaling is Relevant

  1. Chronic Periodontitis : 10 outcomes 13 studies in 40 results
  2. Periodontal Pocket (Periodontal Pockets) : 4 outcomes 4 studies in 18 results
  3. Periodontitis : 2 outcomes 4 studies in 25 results
  4. Hemorrhage : 2 outcomes 4 studies in 14 results
  5. Inflammation : 1 outcome 2 studies in 13 results
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Drugs Related to Dental Scaling

  1. Clindamycin (Cleocin)
  2. Metronidazole (Metric)
  3. Tetracycline (Achromycin)
  4. Minocycline (Cyclops)
  5. Tranexamic Acid (AMCA)
  6. Doxycycline (Vibramycin)
  7. Curcumin
  8. Complement System Proteins (Complement)
  9. Chlorhexidine
  10. Calcium Carbonate (Limestone)
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Therapies Related to Dental Scaling

  1. Oral Hygiene (Dental Hygiene)
  2. Root Planing
  3. Dental Prophylaxis
  4. Semiconductor Lasers
  5. Photochemotherapy (Photodynamic Therapy)
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