Trap door: an alternative procedure to the triangular distal wedge for the elimination of distal periodontal pockets adjacent to edentulous areas
Singh, M.; Stark, P.C.; Damoulis, P.D.; Levi, P.; Griffin, T.J.
Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry 33(2): E38-E44
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 1548-8578 PMID: 23268574 Document Number: 663484
The study compared a novel trap door (TD) technique with the triangular distal wedge (TW) procedure for the elimination of distal periodontal pockets adjacent to edentulous areas. Thirteen patients with suprabony pockets ≥ 5 mm at the distal surface of terminal molars bilaterally were included in this prospective, single-blinded, randomized clinical trial using a split-mouth design. The authors demonstrated the efficacy of an alternative TD technique in the elimination of the distal pockets adjacent to the terminal molars.