Bacterial reduction in periodontal pockets through irradiation with a diode laser: A pilot study

Journal of Clinical Laser Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 33-37

  Moritz, A ^a   Gutknecht, N ^b   Doertbudak, O ^a   Goharkhay, K ^a   Schoop, U ^a   Schauer, P ^a   Sperr, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DISEASES; LASER SURGERY; PATIENT TREATMENT; RADIATION EFFECTS;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; BACTERIAL REDUCTION; PERIODONTAL POCKETS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE LASER; HUMAN; PERIODONTITIS; PORPHYROMONAS; PREVOTELLA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031079667     PISSN: 10445471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/clm.1997.15.33     Document Type: Article

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