Clinical and microbiological evaluation of the effectiveness of the Nd:Yap laser for the initial treatment of adult periodontitis

Abstract

Scaling and root planing was effective in reducing levels of plaque, inflammation, and bleeding upon probing. No additional advantage was achieved by using the Nd:Yap laser.

Diode Laser as an Adjunctive to Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy during Maintenance Phase: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

“…22 However in our study, the use of curettes is done for complete and through removal of subgingival calculus. In the present study, PI and BOP was reduced in both the groups which is in accordance with the previous studies 11,23,24 except for PI in group II at day 7th and 30th.…”

“…29 In cases of PDs, both the treatment modalities were not able to improve the condition. Ambrosini et al 24 also did not observe any improvement in deep pockets. This may be due to incomplete elimination of microbial plaque.…”

The Effect of an 810‐nm Diode Laser on Postoperative Pain and Tissue Response After Modified Widman Flap Surgery: A Pilot Study in Humans

“…Patients were unaware of which site actually received laser treatment to reduce the “placebo effect of laser treatment.” The subjective measure of the pain using the scale found statistically significant differences between the control sites and the test sites. In disagreement with these results, Masse et al 27 and Ambrossini et al 44 found no statistically significant differences in PS values in control sites compared to the laser sites. In contrast, Ozcelik et al 40 found a statistically significant reduction in pain values for the laser group during the first 2 days after surgery compared to conventional treatment.…”

The Effect of Photodynamic Therapy for Periodontitis: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

“…Twenty‐four studies were identified for the title/abstract screening of which seven fully published studies 24‐30 and five abstracts 31‐35 were included for detailed evaluation. From this pool of 12 clinical studies/abstracts, three studies 29‐31 were excluded because two 30,31 did not report any of the clinical outcomes of interest, and one 29 used laser therapy with no photosensitizer. Moreover, four abstracts were excluded 32‐35 because we could extract limited information from the publication (despite several unsuccessful attempts to contact the authors for further information).…”