Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- About the authors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Section I Foundational Concepts -- Chapter 1 The treatment of periodontal disease: the shift from "SRP" to "Periodontal Debridement" -- Chapter Objectives -- Early Concepts of the Pathogenesis of Periodontal Disease -- Scaling and Root Planing (SRP) -- Current Concepts of Periodontal Pathogenesis -- Periodontal Debridement Therapy -- References -- Chapter 2 Comparison of periodontal debridement instrumentation modalities -- Chapter Objectives -- Efficacy of Deposit Removal -- Resolution of Disease -- Conservation of Tooth Structure -- Other Advantages of Ultrasonic Instrumentation -- Other Methods of Debridement -- References -- Section II Ultrasonic Technology -- Chapter 3 What is ultrasonic instrumentation? -- Chapter Objectives -- Ultrasonic Transduction -- Ultrasonic Instrumentation Mechanisms of Action -- Ultrasonic Scaler Operational Variables -- Acoustic Power of the Ultrasonic Scaler -- Concept of Minimum Effective Power -- Sonic Scaling Technology -- Recent Developments in Ultrasonic Technology -- References -- Chapter 4 Ultrasonic tip design and selection -- Chapter Objectives -- Anatomy of an Ultrasonic TIP -- Key Elements of TIP Design -- Tip Selection -- Tip Utilization -- Effect of Wear on Tip Performance -- Basic Tip Setup -- References -- Section III Clinical Application -- Chapter 5 Patient assessment -- Chapter Objectives -- The Periodontal Examination -- Identifying Sites to Treat -- Factors to Assess at Disease Sites -- Medical Considerations and Other Patient Factors -- References -- Chapter 6 Ultrasonic instrumentation technique -- Chapter Objectives -- Ultrasonic Instrumentation: Principles of Technique -- Aerosol Management -- Staged Approach to Ultrasonic Instrumentation -- References.

Chapter 7 Ultrasonic instrumentation technique modules -- Chapter Objectives -- Strategies for Instrumentation Sequencing -- Sextant Specific Instrumentation Modules -- Advanced Furcation Defects (Grades II-IV) Instrumentation Modules -- Implant and Supragingival Instrumentation -- References -- Chapter 8 Case studies in ultrasonic debridement -- Chapter Objective -- Case A: Initial and Supportive Periodontal Therapy -- Case B: Preventive Debridement (Adult Prophylaxis) Patient -- Case C: Surgical Debridement Therapy -- Glossary -- Index.