Scale and polish Blog Posts

• Professional plaque removal more effective with oral hygiene instruction

  13 Apr 2015

  • Derek Richards

  
• Periodontal treatment using air polishing had good patient perception

  05 Feb 2015

  • Derek Richards

  
• Dentine hypersensitivity following periodontal treatment reduced by use of desensitising paste

  23 Jan 2015

  • Derek Richards

  
• Insufficient evidence to determine the effects of routine scale and polish treatments

  20 Nov 2013

  • Derek Richards

  
• Patients’ views of routine scale and polish over estimate any clinical benefits

  10 Oct 2013

  • Derek Richards

  
• Flossing, scaling and bugs in the blood

  09 Jan 2013

  • Derek Richards

  
• Trail shows improved outcomes with metronidazole alone or with amoxicillin as adjuncts to non-surgical treatment of chronic periodontitis

  26 Oct 2012

  • Derek Richards

  
• Periodontal treatment may improve metabolic control in diabetic patients.

  01 Mar 2012

  • Derek Richards

  
• Some evidence to support adjunctive amoxicillin and metronidazole for treating patients with aggressive periodontitis

  07 Nov 2011

  • Derek Richards