ANA MINOVSKA, MIRJANA POPOVSKA, VERA RADOJKOVA-NIKOLOVSKA, DANIELA CVETANOVSKA STOJCHEVA, EUGENIA POPESCU, DORIANA AGOP FORNA<br>Study Regarding the Use of Er: YAG Laser for Initial Treatment of Periodontal Disease

ANA MINOVSKA, MIRJANA POPOVSKA, VERA RADOJKOVA-NIKOLOVSKA, DANIELA CVETANOVSKA STOJCHEVA, EUGENIA POPESCU, DORIANA AGOP FORNA
Study Regarding the Use of Er: YAG Laser for Initial Treatment of Periodontal Disease

Abstract:

We have set the goal of our study to follow the clinical indicators for successful treatment and periodontal stability after nonsurgical therapy of patients with chronic periodontal disease, using the Lite Touch ER: YAG laser, versus conventional, mechanical - hand instrumentation. The split mouth design was performed on 20 patients at age ³ 35 years with chronic periodontitis and 68 teeth with clinical attachment loss ³ 5 mm were included. In each contralateral pair one tooth was treated with “closed curetage” i.e. gingival curettage followed by SRP (scaling and root planning) using ultrasonic and hand instruments, while the other were treated with laser assisted gingival curettage followed by laser assisted SRP (scaling and root planning) using Lite Touch Er: YAG laser. Dental plaque (DP), papilla bleeding index (PBI), clinical attachment level (CAL), gingival recession (GR), periodontal probing depth (PPD) and bone loss were assessed at the baseline visit and 3 months following therapy. After three months iterative comparison of the data was made showing statistically highly significant difference between patients treated classically with mechanical debridement and laser (p [ 0.01) for PBI, PPD, CAL, GR and bone level. The obtained result, using the above mention laser settings, puts the Lite Touch™ Er: YAG laser as an efficient therapeutic tool for closed curettage and therapy of choice in the treatment of the chronic periodontitis. Keywords: dental plaque, calculus, Er:YAG laser, chronic periodontis, periodontal treatment

Issue: 2015, Volume 66, Issue 7

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