Lack of adjunctive benefit of Er: YAG laser in non-surgical periodontal treatment: A randomized split-mouth clinical trial

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 526-533

  Rotundo, Roberto ^a   Nieri, Michele ^a   Cairo, Francesco ^a   Franceschi, Debora ^a   Mervelt, Jana ^a   Bonaccini, Daniele ^a   Esposito, Marco ^b,c   Pini Prato, Giovanpaolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Laser; Non surgical mechanical; Periodontitis; Scaling root planing; Treatment therapy

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GINGIVAL HEMORRHAGE; GINGIVAL RECESSION; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; MASTICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIODONTAL ABSCESS; PERIODONTAL ATTACHMENT LOSS; PERIODONTAL POCKET; PERIODONTICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOLID STATE LASER; THERAPEUTIC USE; TOOTH PLAQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS; DENTAL SCALING; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GINGIVAL HEMORRHAGE; GINGIVAL RECESSION; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MALE; MASTICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIODONTAL ABSCESS; PERIODONTAL ATTACHMENT LOSS; PERIODONTAL INDEX; PERIODONTAL POCKET; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROOT PLANING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 77952327013     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: 1600051X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2010.01560.x     Document Type: Article

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