Clinical parameters in soft tissue adjunctive periodontal procedures for orthodontic patients: surgical laser vs scalpel.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To systematically review existing literature regarding clinical parameters comparing surgical laser and conventional surgery with scalpel for soft tissue adjunctive periodontal procedures in orthodontic patients.

Methods and materials

MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, The Cochrane Library, LILACS, Bibliografia Brasileira de Odontologia (Brazilian Dental Literature - BBO), Embase, Open Grey, Portal de Periódicos da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel - CAPES), and Google Scholar were searched up to December 2020 without language restriction. Clinical trials comparing clinical parameters from surgical laser and conventional surgery with scalpel for soft tissue adjunctive periodont

SUBMITTER: Amaral Vargas EO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8887394 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature