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Laser Treatment of Periodontal and Peri-implant Disease

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Lasers in Dentistry—Current Concepts

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Therapy for periodontal and peri-implant disease continues to evolve with new methodologies, medications, and instrumentation added to the conventional armamentarium. Dental lasers have been used both adjunctively and alone in the protocol. Clinical studies and basic investigations have shown that laser photonic energy has been a useful addition to increase the effectiveness and outcomes of treatment of the disease.

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  1. Professor, Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Donald J. Coluzzi DDS

  2. Associate Professor, Department of Periodontology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

    Akira Aoki DDS, PhD

  3. Laser Research Center of Dentistry, Dentistry Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Nasim Chininforush DDS, PhD

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Coluzzi, D.J., Aoki, A., Chininforush, N. (2017). Laser Treatment of Periodontal and Peri-implant Disease. In: Coluzzi, D., Parker, S. (eds) Lasers in Dentistry—Current Concepts. Textbooks in Contemporary Dentistry. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51944-9_14

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