Effects of Er:YAG laser compared to ultrasonic scaler in periodontal treatment: A 2-year follow-up split-mouth clinical study

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1195-1200

  Crespi, Roberto ^a   Capparè, Paolo ^a   Toscanelli, Isabel ^a   Gherlone, Enrico ^a   Romanos, George E ^b,c  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Dental School Frankfurt   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dental scaling; Laser; Periodontal disease; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ERBIUM; YTTRIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTICS; PERIODONTITIS; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; TOOTH PLAQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; DENTAL SCALING; ERBIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTAL ATTACHMENT LOSS; PERIODONTAL POCKET; PERIODONTITIS; ROOT PLANING; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SUBGINGIVAL CURETTAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONICS; YTTRIUM;

EID: 34547448728     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2007.060460     Document Type: Article

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