Effect of Professional Prophylaxis on Clinical Parameters and Patient Comfort: Randomized Split-Mouth Clinical Trial.

Researchers compared a newer biofilm removal technique with traditional scaling on opposite sides of patients' mouths, finding both methods improved plaque and inflammation similarly, though the newer approach provided greater patient comfort.

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