Er:YAG laser in defocused mode for scaling of periodontally involved root surfaces: An in vitro pilot study

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 686-690

  Crespi, Roberto ^a   Romanos, George E ^b,d   Barone, Antonio ^a   Sculean, Anton ^c   Covani, Ugo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b Dental School Carolinum   (Germany)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparison studies; Lasers therapeutic use; Periodotal diseases therapy; Planing; Scaling; Tooth root

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEMENTUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTIN; ERBIUM YAG LASER; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PILOT STUDY; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY;

ADULT; DENTAL CALCULUS; DENTAL SCALING; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PILOT PROJECTS; ROOT PLANING; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 20744449499     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2005.76.5.686     Document Type: Article

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