Abstract

CACCIANIGA, GL et al. Evaluation of clinical efficiency of Nd. Av Odontoestomatol [online]. 2003, vol.19, n.4, pp.177-184. ISSN 2340-3152.

AIM. To evaluate the clinical efficiency of Nd:YAP laser in not surgical periodontal therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS. By means of measurements of clinical index (GI, PPD, CAL) before and after 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 weeks of therapy, the Authors have compared the clinical efficiency of Scaling and Root Planing (SRP) by itself, of laser irradiation by itself, of SRP 4 weeks after laser irradiation and of laser irradiation 4 weeks after SRP. RESULTS. It suggests that, either by GI, or PPD, or CAL, the best not surgical periodontal therapy is the SRP 4 weeks after laser irradiation. DISCUSSION. If applied in the correct combination, the laser therapy end the SRP have an synergic and amplifying action. CONCLUSIONS. The clinical laser approach can to have a considerable importance in the periodontal therapy.

Keywords : periodontal therapy; laser; Scaling and Root Planing.

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