Effects of subgingival air-polishing with trehalose powder on oral biofilm during periodontal maintenance therapy: a randomized-controlled pilot study

• Main Authors: Anne B. Kruse (Author), Rabie Maamar (Author), Dodji L. Akakpo (Author), Johan P. Woelber (Author), Annette Wittmer (Author), Kirstin Vach (Author), Petra Ratka-Krüger (Author), Ali Al-Ahmad (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background This pilot study was part of a larger study which compared the effect of subgingival air-polishing using trehalose powder with sonic scaling on clinical parameters during supportive periodontal therapy. Within this microbiological part of the investigation subgingival samples wer...