Clinical Study

Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator to Treat Deep Infrabony Defects: A New Flapless Minimally Invasive Approach

Table 1

Demographic and clinical baseline variables.

Patients
%

Mean age56 ± 8 (range 44–67)

Gender
 Male873
 Female327

ASA status
 ASA I11100

Periodontal status
 Severe chronic periodontitis11100

Race
 Caucasian11100

Smoking status
 Nonsmokers982
 Light smokers (<10 cigarettes)218

ASA status based on the American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification system.