Periodontal treatment with an Er:YAG laser compared to ultrasonic instrumentation: A pilot study

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 966-973

  Sculean, Anton ^a   Schwarz, Frank ^b   Berakdar, Mohammad ^a   Romanos, George E ^c   Arweiler, Nicole B ^d   Becker, Jürgen ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Comparison studies; Lasers therapeutic use; Periodontal diseases therapy; Scaling

Indexed keywords

GALLIUM ARSENIDE; INDIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DIODE LASER; ERBIUM YAG LASER; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; GINGIVA DISEASE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOOTH PLAQUE; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; DENTAL SCALING; FEMALE; GINGIVAL HEMORRHAGE; GINGIVAL RECESSION; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PILOT PROJECTS; ROOT PLANING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 4444250517     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2004.75.7.966     Document Type: Article

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