Aim To compare the adjunctive effects of lasers or antimicrobial photodynamic therapy
(aPDT) to non‐surgical mechanical instrumentation alone in untreated periodontitis patients …

Periodontal diseases are among the most common diseases affecting humans. Dental
biofilm is a contributor to the etiology of most periodontal diseases. It is also widely accepted …

Laser irradiation has numerous favorable characteristics, such as ablation or vaporization,
hemostasis, biostimulation (photobiomodulation) and microbial inhibition and destruction …

In the past 100years there has been extensive development of the mechanical cutting
devices used in dentistry. However, while considerable progress has been made in this area …

Objectives: The primary aim was to address the following focused question: What is the
clinical effect of laser application compared with mechanical debridement in non‐surgical …

The dental literature contains 25 years of accumulated reports and clinical studies
addressing the utility of lasers in the treatment of periodontitis, both as a monotherapy or as …

Periodontal disease is the most common oral disease in adults. Traditional nonsurgical
periodontal therapy involves subgingival removal of hard and soft deposits on the root …

For many intraoral soft-tissue surgical procedures the laser has become a desirable and
dependable alternative to traditional scalpel surgery. The dental literature contains many …

Lui J, Corbet EF, Jin L. Combined photodynamic and low‐level laser therapies as an adjunct
to nonsurgical treatment of chronic periodontitis. J Periodont Res 2011; 46: 89–96.© 2010 …

Although the use of high-level Er: YAG laser irradiation has been increasing in periodontal
and peri-implant therapy, the effects of low-level Er: YAG laser on surrounding tissues and …