Definition and Procedure
- Curettage is the use of a curette to remove tissue by scraping or scooping.
- It is a medical procedure commonly used for abortion.
- Curettage has been replaced by vacuum aspiration in recent years.
- It is also used to treat teeth affected by periodontitis.
- Gingival curettage is a surgical procedure to remove the soft tissue lining of the periodontal pocket.
Effectiveness and Clinical Value
- There is no evidence that gingival curettage has any therapeutic benefit in the treatment of chronic periodontitis.
- The American Dental Association has removed gingival curettage from Current Dental Terminology.
- The American Academy of Periodontology does not include gingival curettage as a method of treatment.
- The dental community regards gingival curettage as a procedure with no clinical value.
- Curettage is a major method used for removing osteoid osteoma and osteoblastoma.
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications
- Curettage with subsequent culture is more accurate than other methods for diagnosing diabetic foot ulcers.
- It is used in excising a chalazion of the eyelid.
- Dilation and curettage is another related procedure.
- Curettage is used in the field of obstetrics and gynecology for diagnostic purposes.
- It is also used in surgical procedures and techniques.
References
- Mosbys Medical, Nursing & Allied Health Dictionary defines curettage as the use of a curette to remove tissue.
- Encyclopædia Britannica defines curettage as a medical procedure.
- Mayo Clinic provides definitions and information about dilation and curettage.
- A PDF article provides additional information about curettage.
- The surgery article on Wikipedia is a stub.
Categories and Hidden Information
- Curettage falls under the category of diagnostic obstetrics and gynecology.
- It is also categorized under surgical procedures and techniques.
- The article on curettage is listed as a stub on Wikipedia.
- There are hidden categories and descriptions associated with the article.
- The article contains unsourced statements and dates.
Curettage (/ˌkjʊərɪˈtɑːʒ/ or /kjʊəˈrɛtɪdʒ/), in medical procedures, is the use of a curette (French, meaning "scoop") to remove tissue by scraping or scooping.
| Curettage | |
|---|---|
 Illustration from a United States patent for an ornate curette (Michelson, 1988) | |
| ICD-9-CM | 69.0 |
| MeSH | D003475 |
Curettages are also a 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 It has been replaced by vacuum aspiration over the last decade.[citation needed]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.
Curettage is also a major method used for removing osteoid osteoma and osteoblastoma.
Curettage with subsequent culture is more accurate than ulcer base swan culture or aspiration and culture for diabetic foot ulcers.[citation needed]
Curettage is also used when excising a chalazion of the eyelid.
