The effect of a pulsating water jet delivered at a calibrated known force per unit area at a constant tip-to-tissue distance on oral mucosal sites of varying tissue densities was studied. The degree of tissue damage was determined by two factors: the force of the water jet and the density of the target tissue.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
Beget, B.C., and Bram, M.: Oral Irrigation and Inflammation, abstracted, IADR Program and Abstracts of Papers, No. 4, 1967.
2.
Cantor, M.T. , and Stahl, S.S.: Interdental Col. Tissue Responses to the Use of a Water Pressure Cleansing Device, J Periodontol40:292, 1969.
3.
Lobene, R.R. : The Effect of a Pulsed Water Pressure Cleansing Device on Oral Health, J Periodontol40:667, 1969.
4.
Phillips, J.E. : Effect of Water Irrigation on Oral Flora and Gingival Health, MS thesis, Marquette University, 1967.
5.
Krajewski, J.J. ; Giblin, J.; and Gargiulo, A.W.: Evaluation of a Water Pressure Cleansing Device as an Adjunct to Periodontal Treatment , Periodontics2:76, 1964.
6.
Derbyshire, J.D.: Methods of Achieving Effective Hygiene of the Mouth, Dent Clin North Am, March 1964 , p 242.
7.
Peterson, W.A. , and Shiller, W.R.: Un-supervised Use of a Water Spray Device by Navy Personnel, J Periodontol39 :335-337, 1968.
8.
Krajewski, J.J. ; Rubach, W.C.; and Hig-Ginbotham , T.L.: Current Status of Water Pressure Cleansing in Oral Hygiene, J Calif Dent Assoc42:433, 1967.
9.
Krajewski, J.J. ; Rubach, W.C.; and Pope, J.W.: The Effect of Water Pressure Cleansing on the Clinically Normal Gingiva, J Calif Dent Assoc43:452, 1967.
10.
Bhaskar, S.N. ; Cutright, D.E.; and Frisch, J.: Effect of High Pressure Water Jet on Oral Mucosa of Varied Density, Periodontics40:593-598, 1969.
11.
Cantor, M.T. , and Stahl, S.S.: The Effect of a Water Pressure Cleansing Device on the Human Interdental Col. A Histologic Study, J Periodontol39:43, 1968.
12.
Cutright, D.E. ; Bhaskar, S.N.; and Larson, W.J.: Variable Tissue Forces Produced by Water Jet Devices, J Periodontol, in press.
13.
Lobene, R.R. : A Study of the Force of Water Jets in Relation to Pain and Damage to Gingival Tissues, J Periodontol42: 166-169, 1971.
