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Aims of Root Planning
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To remove subgingival plaque, calculus and other plaque retention factors.
To decontaminate the top 10-20% of the root cementum, thereby eliminating endotoxin.
To produce a hard, smooth root surface that is biologically acceptable and therefore allows epithelial attachment and the formation of a long junctional epithelium.
To enable a certain degree of shrinkage. thereby directly reducing pocket depth and facilitating easier patient cleansing.
To facilitate resolution of gingival inflammation.
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- undergraduate Periodontology Note on Aims of Root Planning, created by Jeni Thomas on 03/05/2013.
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- Jeni Thomas · May 2013
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