استخدام جهاز الفحص حول السني الـ Periotest في تقييم نتائج المعالجة الميكانيكية لالتهابات النسج الداعمة المزمنة

The purpose of this research is to evaluate the functional and damping characteristics of periodontium, using Periotest and the effect of non-surgical periodontal treatment. The research includes a measurement by periotest for 324 teeth related to 54 patients, suffering from periodontitis treated by non-surgical periodontal treatment (Scaling and root planing). A clinical assessment was made 3 months before and after treatment using plaque index (PI), gingival index (GI), probing depth (PD), clinical attachment loss (CAL) and functional with periotest. The comes up with the following results: 1) A reduction of fixing ability for periodontium ligaments in periodontitis, showed by the high values registered by periotest. 2) Non-surgical mechanical treatment of chronic periodontitis helps improve the periodontal tissues, especially if it is done in the early stages of the diseases. 3) The periotest method enables to evaluate objectively the functional changes for periodontium and the effectiveness pathological factors on it. 4) Further research is necessary to determine the periotest measurements is a valid parameters for assessing the periodontal status of teeth.