- subgingival curettage
- 1. gingival curettage apical to the epithelial attachment to sever the connective tissue attachment down to the osseous crest without reflection of a flap. 2. gingival c.
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subgingival curettage
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subgingival — Below the gingival margin. * * * sub·gin·gi·val .səb jin jə vəl adj situated, performed, or occurring beneath the gums and esp. between the gums and the basal part of the crowns of the teeth <subgingival calculus> <subgingival… … Medical dictionary
Curettage — The removal of growths or other material from the wall of a cavity or other surface, as with a curet. A curet, or curette, is a spoon shaped instrument with a sharp edge. The word curette comes from French and means a scraper. The verb curer… … Medical dictionary
gingival curettage — removal with a curet of the inflamed tissue wall of a periodontal pocket, including junctional and pocket epithelium and immediately underlying connective tissue. Called also subgingival c … Medical dictionary
apoxesis — SYN: subgingival curettage. [G. apo, away, + xeein, to scrape] * * * ap·ox·e·sis .ap äk sē səs n the removal of deposits from the root surfaces of teeth by a scraper … Medical dictionary
root planing — In dentistry, abrading of rough root surfaces to achieve a smooth surface. * * * root plan·ing .plā niŋ n the scraping of a bacteria impregnated layer of cementum from the surface of a tooth root to prevent or treat periodontitis * * * smoothing… … Medical dictionary
