Abstract
Initial therapy is the most important stage to succeed in the periodontal treatment. Especially plaque control decide success of periodontal treatment. When initial therapy was done completely, initial repair may occur excellently. Recently it was experienced that the number of surgical treatment needed cases were decreased. In this study, the changes of pocket depth between the first examination and after the initial therapy were evaluated. Forty-one periodontal patients (mean age 40.8) whose plaque score (by O'Leary) were maintained less than level of ten percent, were selected.
The result obtained was as follows:
(1) At the time of re-evaluation, the mean of pocket depth at the initial examination was 4.0±1.4mm and the mean of the depth after initial therapy was 2.1±1.1mm.
(2) Seventy-six percent of initial pocket depth 3mm≤of 2750 sites, were reduced to 2mm≥.
(3) Even initial pocket depth 3.0-3.5mm were reduced, and their mean pocket depth was changed to 1.8±0.8mm.
(4) Initial pocket depth 4.0-4.5mm were reduced and their mean pocket depth was changed to 2.1±1.0mm.
(5) Initial pocket depth 5.0-5.5mm were reduced, and their mean pocket depth was changed to 2.5±1.2mm.
(6) Initial pocket depth 7mm≤were reduced, and their mean pocket depth was changed to 3.4±1.9mm.
