Hand instrumentation provides improved tissue response over ultrasonic scaler and substantiates safe dental practice: An in vivo study in rats.
Juliano Milanezi de AlmeidaNathália Januario de AraujoHenrique Rinaldi MatheusElisa Mara de Abreu FurquimBianca Rafaeli PiovezanLuiz Guilherme FiorinEdilson ErvolinoPublished in: PloS one (2023)
Nonsurgical periodontal therapy with HD resulted in higher PBF and lower expression of TRAP as compared with UDS. Also, HD increased the expression of OCN over time.