Curettage

Curettage
Curettage
Intervention

Illustration from a United States patent for an ornate curette (Michelson, 1988)
MeSH D003475

Curettage, in medical procedures, is the use of a curette (French, meaning scoop[1]) to remove tissue by scraping or scooping[2][3].

Curettages are also a declining method of abortion. It has been replaced by vacuum aspiration over the last decade[citation needed].

Curettage has been used to treat teeth affected by periodontitis. "Gingival curettage is a surgical procedure designed to remove the soft tissue lining of the periodontal pocket with a curet, leaving only a gingival connective tissue lining. ... Gingival curettage, as originally conceived, was designed to promote new connective tissue attachment to the tooth, by the removal of pocket lining and junctional epithelium. ... Since there is no evidence that gingival curettage has any therapeutic benefit in the treatment of chronic periodontitis, the American Dental Association has deleted that code from the fourth edition of Current Dental Terminology (CDT-4). In addition, the American Academy of Periodontology, in its Guidelines for Periodontal Therapy, did not include gingival curettage as a method of treatment. This indicates that the dental community as a whole regards gingival curettage as a procedure with no clinical value." [4]

Curretage is also a major method used for removing osteoid osteoma and osteoblastoma.

See also

References

  1. ^ Mosby’s Medical, Nursing and Allied Health Dictionary, Fourth Edition, Mosby-Year Book 1994, p. 422
  2. ^ "Science & Technology : curettage". Encyclopedia Britannica.com. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/146839/curettage. Retrieved 6 January 2010. 
  3. ^ Mayo Clinic Staff. "Dilation and curettage (D&C)(Definitions)". Mayo Clinic Online. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/dilation-and-curettage/MY00345. Retrieved 6 January 2010. 
  4. ^ http://www.perio.org/resources-products/pdf/38-curettage.pdf

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  • curettage — cu ret*tage (k[=u] r[e^]*t[aum]zh or k[=u]*r[e^]t [asl]j), n. surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette; the act of scraping with a curette. Syn: curettement. [WordNet 1.5] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Curettage — vgl. Kürettage …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • curettage — (n.) 1897; see CURETTE (Cf. curette) (q.v.) + AGE (Cf. age) …   Etymology dictionary

  • curettage — [kyo͞o ret′ij΄, kyoor et′ij; kyo͞o΄rə täzh′, kyoor΄ətäzh] n. [Fr: see CURET] the process of curetting …   English World dictionary

  • Curettage — The removal of growths or other material from the wall of a cavity or other surface, as with a curet. A curet, or curette, is a spoon shaped instrument with a sharp edge. The word curette comes from French and means a scraper. The verb curer… …   Medical dictionary

  • Curettage — Chirurgische Curetten Die Kürettage (auch in der französischen Ursprungsschreibung die Curettage wörtlich die Auskratzung, Ausschabung) ist ein in Zahnmedizin, operativer Gynäkologie und Dermatologie verwendeter Begriff, der die operative… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • curettage — n. the scraping of the skin or the internal surface of an organ or body cavity by means of a spoon shaped instrument (curette), usually to remove diseased tissue or to obtain a specimen for diagnostic purposes (see also dilatation and curettage) …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • curettage — /kyoor i tahzh , kyoo ret ij/, n. Surg. the process of curetting. Cf. D and C. [1895 1900; < F, equiv. to curette CURETTE + age AGE] * * * ▪ surgery       surgical scraping, usually of the lining of a body cavity, to clean it of foreign matter,… …   Universalium

  • Curettage — Cu|ret|ta|ge 〈[kyrəta:ʒə] f. 19; Med.〉 = Kürettage [frz.] * * * Cu|ret|ta|ge [kyrɛ ta:ʒə, österr. meist: …ʃ] usw.: ↑ Kürettage usw. * * * Curettage   [kyrɛ taːʒə, französisch] die, / n, Curettement [kyrɛt mã, französisch] …   Universal-Lexikon

  • curettage — [kjʊə rɛtɪdʒ, ˌkjʊərɪ tα:ʒ] noun Surgery the use of a curette, especially on the lining of the uterus. See dilatation and curettage. Origin C19: from Fr., from curette …   English new terms dictionary

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