Curettage
Encyclopedia
Curettage, in medical procedure
s, is the use of a curette
(French, meaning scoop) to remove tissue
by scraping or scooping.
Curettages are also a declining method of abortion
. It has been replaced by vacuum aspiration over the last decade.
Curettage has been used to treat teeth affected by periodontitis. "Gingival curettage is a surgical procedure designed to remove the soft tissue lining of the periodontal pocket with a curet, leaving only a gingival connective tissue lining. ... Gingival curettage, as originally conceived, was designed to promote new connective tissue attachment to the tooth, by the removal of pocket lining and junctional epithelium. ... Since there is no evidence that gingival curettage
has any therapeutic benefit in the treatment of chronic periodontitis, the American Dental Association has deleted that code from the fourth edition of Current Dental Terminology
(CDT-4). In addition, the American Academy of Periodontology, in its Guidelines for Periodontal Therapy, did not include gingival curettage as a method of treatment. This indicates that the dental community as a whole regards gingival curettage as a procedure with no clinical value."
Curretage is also a major method used for removing osteoid osteoma
and osteoblastoma
.
Medical procedure
A medical procedure is a course of action intended to achieve a result in the care of persons with health problems.A medical procedure with the intention of determining, measuring or diagnosing a patient condition or parameter is also called a medical test...
s, is the use of a curette
Curette
A curette is a surgical instrument designed for scraping biological tissue or debris in a biopsy, excision, or cleaning procedure. In form, the curette is a small hand tool, often similar in shape to a stylus; at the tip of the curette is a small scoop, hook, or gouge...
(French, meaning scoop) to remove tissue
Biological tissue
Tissue is a cellular organizational level intermediate between cells and a complete organism. A tissue is an ensemble of cells, not necessarily identical, but from the same origin, that together carry out a specific function. These are called tissues because of their identical functioning...
by scraping or scooping.
Curettages are also a declining method of abortion
Abortion
Abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior to viability. An abortion can occur spontaneously, in which case it is usually called a miscarriage, or it can be purposely induced...
. It has been replaced by vacuum aspiration over the last decade.
Curettage has been used to treat teeth affected by periodontitis. "Gingival curettage is a surgical procedure designed to remove the soft tissue lining of the periodontal pocket with a curet, leaving only a gingival connective tissue lining. ... Gingival curettage, as originally conceived, was designed to promote new connective tissue attachment to the tooth, by the removal of pocket lining and junctional epithelium. ... Since there is no evidence that gingival curettage
has any therapeutic benefit in the treatment of chronic periodontitis, the American Dental Association has deleted that code from the fourth edition of Current Dental Terminology
Current Dental Terminology
Current Dental Terminology is a code set with descriptive terms developed and updated by the American Dental Association for reporting dental services and procedures to dental benefits plans. Many of the codes are published by CMS as HCPCS D-codes under arrangement with the ADA. Ownership...
(CDT-4). In addition, the American Academy of Periodontology, in its Guidelines for Periodontal Therapy, did not include gingival curettage as a method of treatment. This indicates that the dental community as a whole regards gingival curettage as a procedure with no clinical value."
Curretage is also a major method used for removing osteoid osteoma
Osteoid osteoma
An osteoid osteoma is a benign bone tumor which arises from osteoblasts and originally thought to be a smaller version of an osteoblastoma. Osteoid osteomas tend to be less than 1.5 cm in size. The tumor can be in any bone in the body but are most common in long bones, such as the femur and tibia....
and osteoblastoma
Osteoblastoma
Osteoblastoma is an uncommon osteoid tissue-forming primary neoplasm of the bone.It has clinical and histologic manifestations similar to those of osteoid osteoma; therefore, some consider the two tumors to be variants of the same disease, with osteoblastoma representing a giant osteoid osteoma...
.