Effects of Erbium-Doped: Yttrium Aluminum Garnet (Er: YAG) Laser on Bacteremia due to Scaling and Root Planing

• Published in: Journal of lasers in medical sciences Vol. 3; no. 4; p. 175
• Main Authors: Komatsu, Yasutaka, Morozumi, Toshiya, Abe, Daisuke, Okada, Moe, Nakasone, Naohiro, Okuda, Kazuhiro, Yoshie, Hiromasa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tehran Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Laser Application in Medical Sciences Research Center 01.10.2012

INTRODUCTION: The aims of the present study were: [1] to evaluate whether Erbium-Doped: Yttrium, Aluminum and Garnet (Er: YAG) laser could be a prophylactic methods against transient bacteremia during scaling and root planing (SRP) [2] to confirm the efficacies of SRP with Er: YAG laser by clinical...