Purpose: Despite the controversy regarding clinical efficacy, dental hygienists use the diode
laser as an adjunct to non-surgical periodontal therapy. The technique to maximize …

Present day dental lasers can create oral environments conducive for periodontal repair.
Background and Purpose With the bacterial etiology of periodontitis and the resulting host …

Current evidence indicates that use of diode lasers in the treatment of periodontitis—either
as a monotherapy or adjunctive to traditional therapy—offers minimal benefit. Further …

It's been about 30 years since laser technology entered the dentistry field. During that time,
the industry's understanding of periodontal disease, its systemic ramifications, and the …

The purpose of Linking Research to Clinical Practice is to present evidence based
information to clinical dental hygienists so that they can make informed decisions regarding …

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 …

Objective: The aims of this study were (1) to conduct a literature search and systematically
evaluate the additional therapeutic effects of pulsed Nd: YAG or diode laser use in patients …

Results Nine studies involving 247 patients were included. Seven studies were of split
mouth design and two were parallel group studies. The study designs showed considerable …

Objectives This randomized split-mouth clinical trial was designed to evaluate the efficacy of
scaling and root planing associated to the high-intensity diode laser on periodontal therapy …