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Conventionally, rotating polishing rubber cups (RCs) and brushes with polishing paste or air-polishing (AP) devices using low-abrasive powders can be used. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of both methods in periodontitis patients in a university SPT setting.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Patients diagnosed with periodontitis who attended regular SPT at the Department of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology at the University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel campus, at least once a year between 2018 and 2023 were included. Clinical parameters such as number of teeth and pocket probing depth (PPD) were recorded at T1 (first documented SPT session) and T2 (last documented SPT session).<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>A total of 430 patients (AP\/RC: <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009152\/<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009278) with an average age of 60.7(11.5) years, were included. Most patients had Stage III (AP\/RC: 56.6%\/56.8%) and Grade B (AP\/RC: 52%\/64.4%) periodontitis. The treatment time was 77.9(21.0) min and did not differ between groups (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.378). No significant differences were found in the number of sites with PPD\u2009\u2264\u20094\u00a0mm at T1 or T2 (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&gt;\u20090.05). Sites with PPD\u2009\u2265\u20095\u00a0mm differed significantly at T1 (AP: 8 [4\u201316], RC: 6 [3\u201312]; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.002) but not at T2 (AP: 6 [3\u201313], RC: 5.5 [3\u201311]; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.104). No significant intergroup differences were notable regarding stability, improvement, or deterioration of sites with PPD\u2009\u2265\u20095\u00a0mm over time. However, the AP group had significantly more multirooted teeth with Stage III furcation involvement regardless of bleeding on probing (BOP) at T1 (AP: 2 [1\u20135], RC: 1 [1\u20133]; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.046) but not at T2. AP demonstrated a significant advantage in preventing deterioration of PPD\u2009\u2265\u20095\u00a0mm in molars (AP: 48 [45.3%], RC: 62 [33.3%]; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.027).<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Both methods of professional biofilm removal are similarly effective in terms of stabilizing or improving periodontal sites with PPD\u2009\u2265\u20095\u00a0mm when performed regularly. However, in molars with furcation involvement, RC intervention showed more favorable outcomes compared to AP, particularly in preventing the deterioration of sites with PPD\u2009\u2265\u20095\u00a0mm, in this study cohort treated in a specialized university-based SPT setting.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Trial registration<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>The study was retrospectively registered in the DRKS\u2014German Clinical Trials Register (<jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.drks.de\" ext-link-type=\"uri\">https:\/\/www.drks.de<\/jats:ext-link>) with the registration-ID DRKS00037021 (22\/05\/2025).<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12903-025-06642-7","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,30]],"date-time":"2025-07-30T05:12:42Z","timestamp":1753852362000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Professional biofilm management during supportive periodontal therapy\u2014a longitudinal observational study"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"25","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8183-9200","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Miriam","family":"Cyris","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Georgina","family":"Hach","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Christof E.","family":"D\u00f6rfer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Karim Fawzy","family":"El-Sayed","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Christian","family":"Graetz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"6642_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Dye BA. 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