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Periodontal Pocket Reduction Following Gingival Curettage, Robert B. Tandy
Periodontal Pocket Reduction Following Gingival Curettage, Robert B. Tandy
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
The purpose of this study was to evaluate pocket reduction following gingival curettage. The effects of temporary pressure packing, inflammation, oral hygiene, pocket depth, age and sex of the patient were evaluated.
Three hundred twenty-eight periodontal pockets were studied in forty-one adult patients selected with interdental lesions ranging from 3.0 - 7.5 mm. in depth. Pocket depth and gingival height were measured preoperatively, one month postoperatively and two months postoperatively. The mean change in pocket depth and gingival height was calculated and statistical significance was determined for all measurements.
The results show that after a two-month postoperative evaluation following gingival …
A Comparative Roentgenographic Cephalometric Study Of The Facial Profile Of Orthodontic Patients Treated At Loma Linda University With Winners Of The "Smiles Of The Year" Contest, Romeo I. Stoll
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
The "Smiles of the Year" winners and patients treated at Loma Linda University by the extraction or non-extraction approach were compared by linear and angular variables of skeletal, dental and soft tissue components. These findings were analyzed statistically to determine significant differences in the profile and detect the relationship between the integument and hard structures.
The following conclusions were drawn from this investigation to reflect the trend of treatment at Loma Linda University.
- After treatment the patients had less skeletal convexity, but were more convexity than established standards.
- The incisors of the patients treated by the extraction approach were less …