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Lasers and the treatment of chronic periodontitis
Charles M Cobb1, Samuel B Low, Donald J Coluzzi
1Department of Periodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 424 West 67th Terrace, Kansas City, MO 64113, USA. cobbc@umkc.edu
Dental Clinics of North America
|January 28, 2010
Abstract:
For many intraoral soft-tissue surgical procedures the laser has become a desirable and dependable alternative to traditional scalpel surgery. However, the use of dental lasers in periodontal therapy is controversial. This article presents the current peer-reviewed evidence on the use of dental lasers for the treatment of chronic periodontitis.
