Sigurdsson T J, Holbrook W P, Karadottir H, Magnusdottir M O, Wikesjo U M
Department of Oral Hygiene, School of Dentistry, Loma Linda University.
J Am Dent Assoc. 1994 Aug;125(8):1080-7. doi: 10.14219/jada.archive.1994.0132.
Eleven highly susceptible periodontitis patients volunteered for a one-year prospective study of surgical and non-surgical periodontal therapy. The patients had high oral hygiene standards and had not received antimicrobial therapy within six months. This study suggests that both types of therapy are equally effective in treating recurrent lesions.