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. 2017 Jul-Sep;8(3):427-432.
doi: 10.4103/ccd.ccd_539_17.

A Comparative Scanning Electron Microscopic Analysis of the Effect of QMix® and SofScale™ as an Adjunct to Scaling and Root Planing on Periodontally Compromised Root Surfaces: An In vitro Study

Abhay A Nawathe  1 , Neeraj C Deshpande  1 , Shivani A Dandekar  1
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A Comparative Scanning Electron Microscopic Analysis of the Effect of QMix® and SofScale™ as an Adjunct to Scaling and Root Planing on Periodontally Compromised Root Surfaces: An In vitro Study

Abhay A Nawathe et al. Contemp Clin Dent. 2017 Jul-Sep.

Abstract

Aim: This study aimed to comparatively analyze, under scanning electron microscope (SEM), the effect of the use of QMix® and SofScale™ as an adjunct to scaling and root planing (SRP) on periodontally compromised root surfaces.

Settings and design: This study was carried out in K. M. Shah Dental College and Hospital, Vadodara.

Methodology: This was a single-blinded in vitro study which compared QMix® and SofScale™ as an adjunct to SRP on periodontally compromised root surfaces under SEM.

Statistical analysis used: Statistical analysis was done using a nonparametric Mann-Whitney U-test to test the null hypothesis that there is no difference between the test and control groups.

Results: The sum of ranks for QMix® was 306.50 and the sum of ranks for SofScale™ was 513.50. The group which was treated with QMix® showed statistically significant results (P = 0.004) as compared to group which was treated with SofScale™.

Conclusion: Comparative analysis showed that QMix® had significantly better smear layer removal ability as compared to SofScale™. However, uniform root surface was achieved with both QMix® and SofScale™.

Keywords: Periodontally compromised teeth; QMix®; SofScale™; scanning electron microscope.

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QMix®
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SofScale™
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