ArticleAnnali di stomatologia
Effectiveness of a diode laser in addition to non-surgical periodontal therapy: study of intervention.
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- Clinical outcomes of diode laser as an adjunct to nonsurgical periodontal therapy for residual periodontal pockets in mandibular second molars-a randomized controlled clinical trial.Clinical oral investigations · 2023Trial
- Nonsurgical periodontal therapy with/without 980 nm diode laser in patients after myocardial infarction: a randomized clinical trial.Lasers in medical science · 2021Trial
- Laser Therapy in the Management of Endodontic-Periodontal Lesions: A Comprehensive Review of Clinical Efficacy and Therapeutic Applications.Journal of lasers in medical sciences · 2026Review
- Laser assisted versus photodynamic decontamination of peri-implant mucositis: A split mouth RCT.Bioinformation · 2025Article
- Diode Laser with Scaling and Root Planing for Treating Generalized Periodontitis: Case Report and Analysis of the Relevant Literature.Reports (MDPI) · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of Diode Lasers in the Reduction of Bacteremia Associated with Ultrasonic Scaling: A Clinical and Microbiological Study.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2023Article
- The Dental-BIOfilm Detection TECHnique (D-BioTECH): A Proof of Concept of a Patient-Based Oral Hygiene.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Review
- A Novel Concept of Combined High-Level-Laser Treatment and Transcutaneous Photobiomodulation Therapy Utilisation in Orthodontic Periodontal Interface Management.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Comparison of the Treatment Efficacy of Endo-Perio Lesions Using a Standard Treatment Protocol and Extended by Using a Diode Laser (940 nm).Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Comparative Evaluation ofInternational journal of dentistry · 2022Article
- Efficacy of Periodontal Endodontics Combined with Diode Laser (DL) Therapy on Severe Periodontitis.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Article
- Comparative evaluation of improvement in periodontal and glycemic health status of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients after scaling and root planing with or without adjunctive use of diode laser.Lasers in medical science · 2021Article
- Impact of Adjunctive Diode Laser Application to Non-Surgical Periodontal Therapy on Clinical, Microbiological and Immunological Outcomes in Management of Chronic Periodontitis: A Systematic Review of Human Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials.Journal of inflammation research · 2021Review
- Effectiveness of an 810-nm Diode Laser in Addition to Non-surgical Periodontal Therapy in Patients With Chronic Periodontitis: A Randomized Single-Blind Clinical Trial.Journal of lasers in medical sciences · 2021Article
- Clinical Efficacy of the 940-nm Diode Laser in the Treatment of Recurrent Pockets in the Periodontal Maintenance Phase.Journal of lasers in medical sciences · 2021Article
- Estimation of Red-complex Bacteria in Diode Laser Treated Chronic Periodontitis Patients: A Clinical and Microbiological Study.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2020Article
- A clinico-microbiologic study comparing the efficacy of locally delivered chlorhexidine chip and diode LASER as an adjunct to non-surgical periodontal therapy.Journal of oral biology and craniofacial researchArticle
- A Qualitative Analysis of Periodontal Pathogens in Chronic Periodontitis Patients after Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy with and without Diode Laser Disinfection Using Benzoyl-DL Arginine-2-Naphthylamide Test: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Contemporary clinical dentistryArticle
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Abstract
backgroundChronic periodontitis affects 47% of adult population over the age of 30. The first phase of periodontal treatment is always represented by scaling and root planning (SRP), that is a causal, non-surgical therapy that recognizes as primary aims the control of bacterial infection and the reduction of periodontal plaque-associated inflammation. Yet, another innovative causal therapy is represented by the irradiation of periodontal pockets with laser.
aimTo evaluate the effect of a 940-nm diode laser as an adjunct to SRP in patients affected by periodontitis. MATERIALS AND
methodsSixty-eight adult patients with moderate-to-severe periodontitis were sequentially enrolled and undergone to periodontal examination (V1) in order to detect gingival index (GI), plaque index (PI) and probing depth (PD). The patients were randomly divided into two groups: the first (n=34) received SRP treatment alone, the control group (n=34) received SRP and 940-nm diode laser therapy.
resultsData were analyzed by Student's t-test, with two tails; for all clinical parameters, both groups reported statistically significant differences compared to basal values (p<0.0001). Both procedures were effective in improving GI, PI and PD, but the use of diode laser was associated with more evident results.
conclusionsConsidered the better clinical outcomes, diode laser can be routinely associated with SRP in the treatment of periodontal pockets of patients with moderate-to-severe periodontitis.
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