"Periodontal Debridement" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
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				Removal or disruption of DENTAL DEPOSITS and plaque-retentive DENTAL CALCULUS from tooth surfaces and within the periodontal pocket space without deliberate removal of CEMENTUM as done in ROOT PLANING and often in DENTAL SCALING. The goal is to conserve dental cementum to help maintain or re-establish healthy periodontal environment and eliminate PERIODONTITIS by using light instrumentation strokes and nonsurgical techniques (e.g., ultrasonic, laser instruments).
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D057747 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | E06.721.189.675 | 
					
						| Concept/Terms | Periodontal DebridementPeriodontal DebridementDebridement, PeriodontalDebridements, PeriodontalPeriodontal DebridementsNonsurgical Periodontal DebridementDebridement, Nonsurgical PeriodontalDebridements, Nonsurgical PeriodontalNonsurgical Periodontal DebridementsPeriodontal Debridement, NonsurgicalPeriodontal Debridements, Nonsurgical
 Periodontal Pocket DebridementPeriodontal Pocket DebridementDebridement, Periodontal PocketDebridements, Periodontal PocketPeriodontal Pocket Debridements
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