Full mouth disinfection
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Full mouth disinfection typically refers to an intense course of treatment for periodontitis typically involving scaling and root planing
in combination with adjunctive use of local antimicrobial adjuncts to periodontal treatment such as chlorhexidine in various ways of application. The aim is to complete debridement
of all periodontal pocket areas with in a short time frame such as 24 hours, in order to minimize the chance of reinfection of the pockets with pathogens coming from another oral niches like the tongue, tonsils and non-trated periodontal pocket.
There is some limited evidence of benefit over and above standard treatment regimens, but the clinical significance of this is not yet known.
Scaling and root planing
The objective of scaling and root planing, otherwise known as conventional periodontal therapy, non-surgical periodontal therapy or deep cleaning, is to remove or eliminate the etiologic agents which cause inflammation: dental plaque, its products and calculus, thus helping to establish a...
in combination with adjunctive use of local antimicrobial adjuncts to periodontal treatment such as chlorhexidine in various ways of application. The aim is to complete debridement
Debridement
Debridement is the medical removal of a patient's dead, damaged, or infected tissue to improve the healing potential of the remaining healthy tissue...
of all periodontal pocket areas with in a short time frame such as 24 hours, in order to minimize the chance of reinfection of the pockets with pathogens coming from another oral niches like the tongue, tonsils and non-trated periodontal pocket.
There is some limited evidence of benefit over and above standard treatment regimens, but the clinical significance of this is not yet known.