Lasers and the Treatment of Chronic Periodontitis - 04/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.cden.2009.08.007
Charles M. Cobb, DDS, MS, PhD a, ⁎ 
, Samuel B. Low, DDS, MS b, Donald J. Coluzzi, DDS c
, Samuel B. Low, DDS, MS b, Donald J. Coluzzi, DDS c a Department of Periodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 424 West 67th Terrace, Kansas City, MO 64113, USA
b Department of Periodontics, College of Dentistry, University of Florida, PO Box 100405, Gainesville, FL 32610-0405, USA
c Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, University of California San Francisco School of Dentistry, 707 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143-0758, USA
Corresponding author.Résumé |
For many intraoral soft-tissue surgical procedures the laser has become a desirable and dependable alternative to traditional scalpel surgery. However, the use of dental lasers in periodontal therapy is controversial. This article presents the current peer-reviewed evidence on the use of dental lasers for the treatment of chronic periodontitis.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Lasers, Periodontitis, Bacteria, Probing depth, Clinical attachment level, Inflammation
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| This work was not funded by any agency or commercial enterprise and none of the authors has a conflict of interest that would compromise or affect on the manuscript content. |
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Vol 54 - N° 1
P. 35-53 - janvier 2010 Retour au numéro
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