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Cavitation in a periodontal pocket by an ultrasonic dental scaler: A numerical investigation

Periodontal pockets are spaces or holes surrounded by teeth under the gum line. These pockets can become filled with infection-causing bacteria resulting in tissue, bone, and tooth loss. Cavitation produced by the oscillating tip of dental ultrasonic scalers plays a significant role in routine perio...

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Autores principales: Yu, You, Mahmud, Mehdi, Vyas, Nina, Smith, Warren R., Wang, Qianxi, Damien Walmsley, A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9531287/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36194949
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2022.106178