Curettage

The curettage (also in French origin case: the Curetage; literally: the curettage, curettage ) is a medical term that refers to the surgical removal of tissue by curettage. The curettage of the uterine lining is also curettage of the uterus ( synonyms short form: curettage ) called.

Applications

• In dentistry referred depending on the depth of the gum pockets the open or closed curettage intervention for treatment of periodontitis. This procedure is called a subgingival calculus. Root surfaces and root surfaces are exposed, cleaned and smoothed, using a curette tartar, bacteria capable and tissue residues are removed. If necessary, special ultrasonic instruments are used.
• In gynecology is so in most cases a curettage of the uterine lining (endometrium) meant. It is used for diagnostic (eg, disruption of menstrual bleeding, suspected neoplasia) and for therapeutic purposes (for example, termination of pregnancy or miscarriage ).
• In the field of dermatology, for example, curettage is the removal of seborrheic warts or the collection of samples for analysis on dermatophytoses used.
• In the ear, nose and throat medicine curettage is performed at a hyperplasia of the pharyngeal tonsil performed (see adenoids ). The adenoidectomy is the surgical removal of the adenoids dar. Furthermore, in particular, consolidated deposits ear, earwax removed by Ear Curette.
• In spinal surgery, curettage of the intervertebral discs and vertebral cover plates and base plates ( spondylolisthesis, scoliosis surgery, for example ) performed at spinal fusion in preparation for the most part subsequent bone grafting.

Implementation

To carry out one uses a curette, a hand instrument. The curette is different in shape, size and peak depending on the application. So a Ear Curette has a drip - to spoon-shaped tip, while for the removal of periodontal disease in dentistry partly multiple angled, pointed ends are used in order to reach all areas of the mouth can. This resembles a curette scaler (Dentistry ), but should not be confused with it. The tip of a ring curette is like the name for a ring and offers due to the usually circular opening a good field of view on the object to be treated.