Efficacy of adjunctive Er, Cr:YSGG laser application following scaling and root planing in periodontally diseased patients
Author
Ruiz Magaz, Vanessa
Santos Alemany, Antonio
Hernández Alfaro, Federico
Nart Molina, José
Publication date
2016ISSN
0198-7569
Abstract
The application of laser as a monotherapy has been shown to reduce probing pocket depths and increase clinical attachment levels after treatment of patients suffering from chronic periodontitis. Its controversial use as an adjunct to scaling and root planing (SRP) is discussed. The present study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of adjunctive Er, Cr:YSGG laser application following conventional SRP. A total of 30 patients with chronic periodontitis were enrolled in the study. The quadrants of each patient were allocated to either SRP or SRP + laser. A total of 3,654 sites with pocket depths ≥ 4 mm were treated and evaluated at 6 weeks and 6 months postoperatively with respect to attachment gain. Both therapies resulted in improved probing pocket depths and clinical attachment levels. The adjunctive application of Er, Cr:YSGG laser following SRP did not improve probing pocket depth or attachment level compared with SRP alone.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Published version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
616.3 - Pathology of the digestive system. Complaints of the alimentary canal
Keywords
Odontologia
Odontología
Dentistry
Pages
6
Publisher
Quintessence Publishing
Collection
36;5
Is part of
The International Journal of Periodontics & Restorative Dentistry
Citation
Ruiz Magaz, Vanessa; Santos Alemany, Antonio; Hernández Alfaro, Federico [et al.]. Efficacy of adjunctive Er, Cr:YSGG laser application following scaling and root planing in periodontally diseased patients. The International Journal of Periodontics & Restorative Dentistry, 2016, 36(5), p. 715-721. Disponible en: <https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27560676/>. Fecha de acceso: 22 ene. 2024. DOI: 10.11607/prd.2660
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