Bactericidal effect of the Er:YAG laser on dental implant surfaces: An in vitro study

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 73, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1292-1298

  Kreisler, Matthias ^a   Kohnen, Wolfgang ^a   Marinello, Claudio ^a   Götz, Hermann ^a   Duschner, Heinz ^a   Jansen, Bernd ^a   d'Hoedt, Bernd ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dental implants microbiology; Lasers therapeutic use; Periimplant diseases prevention and control

Indexed keywords

AGAR; HYDROXYAPATITE; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CALCULATION; CEMENTATION; CLINICAL STUDY; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ERBIUM YAG LASER; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; IRRADIATION; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; RADIATION ENERGY; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; ULTRASOUND;

ACID ETCHING, DENTAL; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL IMPLANTS; DURAPATITE; ERBIUM; HEAT; LASERS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUIS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM;

EID: 0036867429     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2002.73.11.1292     Document Type: Article

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