Periodontal soft tissue management with a high pulse rate Er:YAG laser

被引：5

作者：

Aoki, A ^{[1
]}

Watanabe, H ^{[1
]}

Namiki, N ^{[1
]}

Takiguchi, T ^{[1
]}

Miyazawa, Y ^{[1
]}

Suzuki, M ^{[1
]}

Hasegawa, K ^{[1
]}

Ishikawa, I ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Tokyo Med & Dent Univ, Grad Sch, Dept Hard Tissue Engn, Div Periodontol,Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo 1138549, Japan

来源：

LASERS IN DENTISTRY, PROCEEDINGS: REVOLUTION OF DENTAL TREATMENT IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM | 2003年 / 1248卷

关键词：

Er : YAG laser; high pulse rate; soft tissue; clinical study;

D O I：

10.1016/S0531-5131(02)01319-5

中图分类号：

R78 [口腔科学];

学科分类号：

1003 ;

摘要：

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of periodontal minor soft tissue surgery with the Er:YAG laser at a high pulse rate of 30 Hz and the subsequent clinical wound healing. Sixty-one patients were subjected to gingivectomy, removal of gingival melanin pigmentation, or frenectomy using the Er:YAG laser. Clinical parameters were evaluated before, immediately after, at I week and 4 weeks after surgery. The Er:YAG laser was capable of cutting or ablating gingival soft tissue easily and effectively with less or no bleeding as well as less pain. The healing process was uneventful without any complications or side effects. The results of this study suggest that the Er:YAG laser at 30 Hz could be used safely and effectively for minor periodontal soft tissue management without causing major thermal damage as well as the delay of wound healing. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

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页码：367 / 369

页数：3