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Debridement is the medical removal of a patient's dead, damaged, or infected tissue to improve the healing potential of the remaining health
Health

In 1948, the World Health Organisation defined health as ?a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.? ...
y tissue. Removal may be surgical
Surgery

Surgery is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, to help improve bodily function or appearance, or sometimes for some other reason....
, mechanical, chemical, autolytic
Autolysis (biology)

In biology autolysis may refer to the destruction of a biological cell through the action of its own enzymes. It may also refer to the digestion of an enzyme by another molecule of the same enzyme....
 (self-digestion), and by maggot therapy
Maggot therapy

Maggot therapy is a type of biotherapy involving the intentional introduction by a health care practitioner of live, disinfected maggots raised in special facilities into the non-healing skin and soft tissue wound of a human or other animal for the purposes of selectively cleaning out only the necrosis tissue within a wound , disinfection,...
, where certain species
Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring....
 of live maggot
Maggot

Maggot is the common name of the larval phase of development in insects of the order Diptera . Sometimes the word is used to denote the larval stage of any insects....
s selectively eat only necrotic
Necrosis

Necrosis is the name given to premature death of cell s and living biological tissue. Necrosis is caused by external factors, such as infection, toxins, or trauma....
 tissue.

In oral hygiene
Oral hygiene

Teeth cleaning is the removal of dental plaque from teeth, in order to prevent Dental caries , gingivitis, and Periodontal disease. It is part of a complete program of oral hygiene....
 and dentistry
Dentistry

Dentistry is the known evaluation, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders and conditions of the mouth, maxillofacial area and the adjacent and associated structures and their impact on the human body....
, debridement refers to the removal of plaque
Dental plaque

Dental plaque is biofilm that builds up on the teeth. If not removed regularly, it can lead to dental cavities or periodontal problems .The microorganisms that form the biofilm are almost entirely bacteria , with the composition varying by location in the mouth....
 and calculus
Calculus (dental)

In dentistry, calculus is a form of hardened plaque and is synonymous with tartar. It is caused by the continual accumulation of minerals from saliva on plaque on the teeth....
 that have accumulated on the teeth. Debridement in this case may be performed using ultrasonic instruments, which fracture the calculus, thereby facilitating its removal, as well as hand tools, including periodontal scaler
Periodontal scaler

Image:Posterior scaler on teeth.JPGPeriodontal scalers are dental instruments used primarily in the prophylactic and periodontology care of human teeth....
 and curettes
Periodontal curette

Periodontal curettes are dental instruments used primarily in the prophylactic and periodontology care of human teeth. The working tips come in a variety of shapes and sizes, but they are rounded at the tip, so as to make subgingival cleansing less traumatic to the gingiva....
, or through the use of chemicals such as hydrogen peroxide
Hydrogen peroxide

Hydrogen peroxide is a very pale blue liquid which appears colorless in a dilute solution, slightly more viscous than water. It is a weak acid....
.

Debridement is an important part of the healing process for burns and other serious wounds; it is also used for treating some kinds of snake bites.








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Debridement is the medical removal of a patient's dead, damaged, or infected tissue to improve the healing potential of the remaining health
Health

In 1948, the World Health Organisation defined health as ?a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.? ...
y tissue. Removal may be surgical
Surgery

Surgery is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, to help improve bodily function or appearance, or sometimes for some other reason....
, mechanical, chemical, autolytic
Autolysis (biology)

In biology autolysis may refer to the destruction of a biological cell through the action of its own enzymes. It may also refer to the digestion of an enzyme by another molecule of the same enzyme....
 (self-digestion), and by maggot therapy
Maggot therapy

Maggot therapy is a type of biotherapy involving the intentional introduction by a health care practitioner of live, disinfected maggots raised in special facilities into the non-healing skin and soft tissue wound of a human or other animal for the purposes of selectively cleaning out only the necrosis tissue within a wound , disinfection,...
, where certain species
Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring....
 of live maggot
Maggot

Maggot is the common name of the larval phase of development in insects of the order Diptera . Sometimes the word is used to denote the larval stage of any insects....
s selectively eat only necrotic
Necrosis

Necrosis is the name given to premature death of cell s and living biological tissue. Necrosis is caused by external factors, such as infection, toxins, or trauma....
 tissue.

In oral hygiene
Oral hygiene

Teeth cleaning is the removal of dental plaque from teeth, in order to prevent Dental caries , gingivitis, and Periodontal disease. It is part of a complete program of oral hygiene....
 and dentistry
Dentistry

Dentistry is the known evaluation, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders and conditions of the mouth, maxillofacial area and the adjacent and associated structures and their impact on the human body....
, debridement refers to the removal of plaque
Dental plaque

Dental plaque is biofilm that builds up on the teeth. If not removed regularly, it can lead to dental cavities or periodontal problems .The microorganisms that form the biofilm are almost entirely bacteria , with the composition varying by location in the mouth....
 and calculus
Calculus (dental)

In dentistry, calculus is a form of hardened plaque and is synonymous with tartar. It is caused by the continual accumulation of minerals from saliva on plaque on the teeth....
 that have accumulated on the teeth. Debridement in this case may be performed using ultrasonic instruments, which fracture the calculus, thereby facilitating its removal, as well as hand tools, including periodontal scaler
Periodontal scaler

Image:Posterior scaler on teeth.JPGPeriodontal scalers are dental instruments used primarily in the prophylactic and periodontology care of human teeth....
 and curettes
Periodontal curette

Periodontal curettes are dental instruments used primarily in the prophylactic and periodontology care of human teeth. The working tips come in a variety of shapes and sizes, but they are rounded at the tip, so as to make subgingival cleansing less traumatic to the gingiva....
, or through the use of chemicals such as hydrogen peroxide
Hydrogen peroxide

Hydrogen peroxide is a very pale blue liquid which appears colorless in a dilute solution, slightly more viscous than water. It is a weak acid....
.

Debridement is an important part of the healing process for burns and other serious wounds; it is also used for treating some kinds of snake bites.

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