Evaluation of root surface roughness produced by hand instruments and ultrasonic scalers: an in vivo study

Evaluation of root surface roughness produced by hand instruments and ultrasonic scalers in single root teeth: an in vivo study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20171015036782N3

Enrollment

Registered

2018-03-18

Start date

2017-07-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-03-26

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Conditions

root surface roughness.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: scaling and rootplaning with gracey curettes No 1/2, 3/4, 5/6 (Hu-Friedy). Intervention 2: Intervention group: scaling and rootplaning with a low power ultrasonic

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: single root teeth at least 70% bone loss and mobility grade II without SRP history without root surface with decay

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: fracture during tooth extraction

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Root surface roughness. Timepoint: In study has no timepoint. Method of measurement: Atomic force microscope.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSeyed Mohamad Arab Farashahi

Yazd University of Medical Sciences

f.vaziri@ssu.ac.ir+98 38269243

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026