Minimally Invasive Periodontal Therapy: Clinical T echniques and Visualization Technology

Stephen K. Harrel, DDS, is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and maintained a private practice limited to periodontics in Dallas, Texas for over thirty years. He is also President of Texas Medical and Dental Designs LLC, and an adjunct professor at the Texas A&M Health Science Center Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Harrel s research has been in minimally invasive periodontal therapy, occlusion and periodontal disease, periodontal treatment outcomes, and infection control. He has contributed chapters to textbooks and has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Harrel lectures throughout the U.S. Thomas G. Wilson, Jr., DDS, is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and has a private practice limited to periodontics in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Wilson has lectured extensively on a national and international level and is the author of numerous professional publications and books on periodontics and implant dentistry. He is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio Dental School and Baylor University College of Dentistry and has served as editor-in-chief of an international dental journal and associate editor of the Journal of Periodontology.

Contributors vii Introduction ix About the Companion Website xi 1 Overview of Minimally Invasive Therapy 1 Stephen K. Harrel and Thomas G. Wilson Jr. 2 Visualization for Minimally Invasive Periodontal Therapy: An Overview 3 Stephen K. Harrel 3 Ultrasonic Endoscopic Periodontal Debridement 13 John Y. Kwan and Suzanne M. Newkirk 4 Endoscope Use in Daily Hygiene Practice 55 Kara Webb and Angela R. Anderson 5 The Use of the Dental Endoscope and Videoscope for Diagnosis and Treatment of Peri-Implant Diseases 65 Thomas G. Wilson Jr. 6 Development of Minimally Invasive Periodontal Surgical Techniques 77 Stephen K. Harrel 7 The MIS and V-MIS Surgical Procedure 81 Stephen K. Harrel 8 Minimally Invasive Surgical Technique and Modified-MIST in Periodontal Regeneration 117 Pierpaolo Sandro Cortellini 9 Minimally Invasive Soft Tissue Grafting 143 Edward P. Allen and Lewis C. Cummings 10 Future Potential for Minimally Invasive Periodontal Therapy 165 Stephen K. Harrel and Thomas G. Wilson Jr. Index 171