Subgingival Tips

A latex-free, site-specific, low-pressure subgingival tip has been utilized in home irrigation studies on periodontitis clients.53,54 In a three-month study, Jolkovsky et al. compared home irrigation with the subgingival tip using either 0.04% CHX or water irrigation. Findings demonstrate significant reductions in GI and PD regardless of the agent used. However, the PD reduction was very small. Additionally, the concentration of 0.04% CHX irrigation significantly reduced C. rectus and black-pig-mented Bacteroides, (now Porphy-romonas and Prevotella) whereas water did not.53 In a six-week study, Fine et al. found that the subgingival tip with an antiseptic agent significantly
reduced plaque, redness, BOP, and black-pigmented Bacteroides compared to a control of normal oral hygiene.54