Assertion: debridement | /r/UsedFor | refer to removal
Facets:
value: in dentistry
type: OTHER
value: in order to maintain dental health
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Debridement refers to removal of dead, devitalized, or contaminated tissue or foreign material from a wound to reduce the number of microbes, toxins, and other substances that inhibit healing.
text: In dentistry, debridement refers to the removal by dental cleaning of accumulations of plaque and calculus (tartar) in order to maintain dental health.