ArticleDentistry journal2018
Decontamination of Dental Implant Surfaces by the Er:YAG Laser Beam: A Comparative in Vitro Study of Various Protocols.
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- Efficacy of Er:YAG Laser as a Debridement Method in Surgical Treatment for Peri-Implantitis: A Systematic Review.Oral health & preventive dentistry · 2023Pooled it
- Comparison of the efficacy of Er,Cr:YSGG laser on oral biofilm removal from implant surfaces with various application times for the treatment of peri-implantitis defects: ex vivo study.BMC oral health · 2024Trial
- Laser Therapy Effects on Periodontal Status: A Randomized Study Using Gaussian Network Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling Approach.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Trial
- Effect of Implant Surface Decontamination Procedures on Surface Morphology-In Vitro Study.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2026Article
- The Effect of the ErMaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- An in vitro study exploring a new method for managing peri-implant disease using the ten second technique.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Microbiological and Imaging-Based Evaluations of Photodynamic Therapy Combined with Er:YAG Laser Therapy in the In Vitro Decontamination of Titanium and Zirconia Surfaces.Microorganisms · 2024Article
- In vitro studies of factors affecting debridement of dental implants by tricalcium phosphate powder abrasive treatment.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Dental implant surface morphology, chemical composition, and topography following double wavelength (2780/940 nm) laser irradiation. An in vitro study.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2023Article
- Efficacy of Er:YAG laser for the peri-implantitis treatment and microbiological changes: a randomized controlled trial.Lasers in medical science · 2022Article
- Er:YAG laser irradiation enhances bacterial and lipopolysaccharide clearance and human gingival fibroblast adhesion on titanium discs.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Assessment of Disinfection Potential of Q-Switch Nd: YAG Laser on Contaminated Titanium Implant Surfaces.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Evaluation of Surface Change and Roughness in Implants Lost Due to Peri-Implantitis Using Erbium Laser and Various Methods: An In Vitro Study.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Dental Pulp Stem Cells on Implant Surface: An In Vitro Study.BioMed research international · 2021Article
- Effect of an Er,Cr:YSGG Laser on the Surface of Implants: A Descriptive Comparative Study of 3 Different Tips and Pulse Energies.Dentistry journal · 2020Article
- The Effects of Erbium-Doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Laser (Er: YAG) Irradiation on Sandblasted and Acid-Etched (SLA) Titanium, an In Vitro Study.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Q-Switch Nd:YAG Laser-Assisted Elimination of Multi-Species Biofilm on Titanium Surfaces.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Q-Switch Nd:YAG Laser-Assisted Decontamination of Implant Surface.Dentistry journal · 2019Article
- Sandblasted and Acid Etched Titanium Dental Implant Surfaces Systematic Review and Confocal Microscopy Evaluation.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Review
- Using Er:YAG laser to remove lithium disilicate crowns from zirconia implant abutments: An in vitro study.PloS one · 2019Article
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Abstract
Oral rehabilitation with dental implants has revolutionized the field of dentistry and has been proven to be an effective procedure. However, the incidence of peri-implantitis has become an emerging concern. The efficacy of the decontamination of the implant surface, by means of lasers, is still controversial. Previous studies have revealed a reduction in osteoblast adhesion to carbon-contaminated implant surfaces. This in-vitro study aimed to evaluate the decontamination of failed implants by assessing the carbon proportion, after irradiation by low-energy erbium yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser (Er:YAG) (Fotona; 2940 nm, Ljubljana, Slovenia) for a single and for multiple passages, until getting a surface, free of organic matters; to find the appropriate procedure for dental-implant surface-decontamination. Ninety implants were used. Thirty sterile implants were kept as a negative control. Thirty failed implants were irradiated by the Er:YAG laser, for a single passage, and the other thirty, for multiple passages. The parameters used in our experiments were an irradiation energy of 50 mJ, frequency of 30 Hz, and an energy density of 3.76 J/cm². A sapphire tip, with a length of 8 mm, was used with concomitant water spray irrigation, under air 6 and water spray 4. Super short pulse mode (SSP) was of 50 μs; irradiation speed being 2 mm/s. We used energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) to evaluate the carbon proportion on the surfaces of the sterile implants, the contaminated, and the lased implants, with one (LX1) and with three passages (LX3). Statistical analysis was performed by ANOVA. Results showed mean difference between the three groups (contaminated, LX1, and LX3) with
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