Morfología de las Curetas periodontales I: anchura y paralelismo de sus bordes, grosor y longitud de las partes activas
- Blanco-Moreno y Lueje, J.
- Tejerina Lobo, J.M.
- Sicilia Felechosa, A.
- Galván Guerrero, J.
ISSN: 1138-123X
Any de publicació: 1998
Volum: 3
Número: 6
Pàgines: 533-544
Tipus: Article
Altres publicacions en: RCOE: Revista del Ilustre Consejo General de Colegios de Odontólogos y Estomatólogos de España
Resum
Objetive: to evaluate the morphology of three different brands of periodontal curettes, and compare them with the stablished morphological quality standards. Material and methods: we evaluated with a micrometer three different parameters: a) width, b) thickness and c) length of the working ends. We studied the «5» end of 10 5/6R Gracey periodontal curettes and the «4R» of 10 4R/4L Columbia curettes from each one of the manufacturers: Hu-Friedy®, LM Dental® and Nordent®, being 60 working ends in total which will be named with the initials of the brand followed by the type of curette. Statistical method: Descriptive statistics: Mean; Typical desviation; Standard error. Analitical Statistics: non-parametrical test of Kruskal-Wallis. Results and conclusions: The three different brands presented significant differences (p<0.005) in the three evaluated parameters. LM having the biggest differences, compared to the other two brands, and HF the ones which best achieved the morphologic standards.