A randomized clinical trial of an adjunct diode laser application for the nonsurgical treatment of peri-implantitis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In this radiographic and microbiologic split-mouth clinical trial, efficacy of a diode laser as an adjunct to conventional scaling in the nonsurgical treatment of peri-implantitis was investigated.

Background data

Eradication of pathogenic bacteria and infected sulcular epithelium presents a significant challenge in the nonsurgical treatment of peri-implantitis.

Materials and methods

Ten patients (mean age, 55.1 years; SD, 11.4) with 48 two piece, rough-surface implants and diagnosed with peri-implantitis were recruited (NCT02362854). In addition to conventional scaling and debridement (control group), crevicular sulci and the corresponding surfaces of 24 random implants were lased by a diode laser running at 1.0 W power at the pulsed mode (λ, 810 nm; energy

SUBMITTER: Arısan V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4649765 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature