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Descriptor English: Subgingival Curettage
Descriptor Spanish: Curetaje Subgingival
Descriptor curetaje subgingival
Entry term(s) curetaje gingival
desbridamiento epitelial periodontal
Scope note: Eliminación del epitelio degenerado y necrótico y del tejido conectivo subyacente de un bolsón periodontal, que tiene por finalidad convertir a una herida crónica ulcerada en una herida quirúrgica aguda, favoreciendo así la cicatrización y la unión o la adhesión epitelial, y la retracción de la encía marginal. El término es usado a veces en conexión con el pulimento de la superficie de la raíz o NIVELACIÓN DE LA RAÍZ.
Descriptor Portuguese: Curetagem Subgengival
Descriptor French: Curetage sous-gingival
Entry term(s): Curettage, Gingival
Curettage, Subgingival
Curettages, Gingival
Curettages, Subgingival
Debridement, Periodontal Epithelial
Debridements, Periodontal Epithelial
Epithelial Debridement, Periodontal
Epithelial Debridements, Periodontal
Gingival Curettage
Gingival Curettages
Periodontal Epithelial Debridement
Periodontal Epithelial Debridements
Subgingival Curettages
Tree number(s): E06.721.874
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013357
Scope note: Removal of degenerated and necrotic epithelium and underlying connective tissue of a periodontal pocket in an effort to convert a chronic ulcerated wound to an acute surgical wound, thereby insuring wound healing and attachment or epithelial adhesion, and shrinkage of the marginal gingiva. The term is sometimes used in connection with smoothing of a root surface or ROOT PLANING. (Jablonski; Illustrated Dictionary of Dentistry, 1982)
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Public MeSH Note: 65
History Note: 65
Related: Periodontal Debridement MeSH
DeCS ID: 13745
Unique ID: D013357
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Date Established: 1965/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2010/06/25
Subgingival Curettage - Preferred
Concept UI M0020658
Scope note Removal of degenerated and necrotic epithelium and underlying connective tissue of a periodontal pocket in an effort to convert a chronic ulcerated wound to an acute surgical wound, thereby insuring wound healing and attachment or epithelial adhesion, and shrinkage of the marginal gingiva. The term is sometimes used in connection with smoothing of a root surface or ROOT PLANING. (Jablonski; Illustrated Dictionary of Dentistry, 1982)
Preferred term Subgingival Curettage
Entry term(s) Curettage, Gingival
Curettage, Subgingival
Curettages, Gingival
Curettages, Subgingival
Debridement, Periodontal Epithelial
Debridements, Periodontal Epithelial
Epithelial Debridement, Periodontal
Epithelial Debridements, Periodontal
Gingival Curettage
Gingival Curettages
Periodontal Epithelial Debridement
Periodontal Epithelial Debridements
Subgingival Curettages



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