Evaluation of the adjunctive use of Er:YAG laser or erythritol powder air‐polishing in the treatment of peri‐implant mucositis: A randomized clinical trial
Marco Clementini,
Simone Fabrizi,
Nicola Discepoli
et al.
Abstract:AimTo assess the efficacy of Er:YAG laser (ERL) and erythritol powder air‐polishing (AP) in addition to the submarginal instrumentation in the non‐surgical treatment of peri‐implant mucositis (PM).Materials and MethodsPatients with at least one implant diagnosed with PM were included in the present 6‐month randomized clinical trial (RCT). Implants were randomly assigned to one of the three treatment groups after submarginal instrumentation: AP (test 1 group), ERL (test 2 group) or no adjunctive methods (contro… Show more
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