J Dent Oral Biol | Volume 2, Issue 2 | Case Series | Open Access

Clinical Outcome of Er: YAG Laser Application for Periodontal Surgery

Hisashi Watanabe^*

Department of Periodontology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan

^*Correspondance to: Hisashi Watanabe 

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Abstract

Clinical application of lasers in periodontal surgery has continued to expand in the last decade; however, controversies remain regarding their use. This article will describe the clinical application of erbium: YAG lasers for periodontal surgery: flap operations, osseous surgery, and semi-lunar coronally repositioned flap procedures, and peri-implantitis treatment by laser will be discussed.

Keywords:

Oral biofilm; Osseous surgery; Peri-implantitis; Semi-lunar coronally repositioned flap procedure

Citation:

Watanabe H. Clinical Outcome of Er: YAG Laser Application for Periodontal Surgery. J Dent Oral Biol. 2017; 2(2): 1026.