“…Depending on the severity of disease and architecture of the resulting bone loss, periodontitis has traditionally been treated nonsurgically, by osteoplasty and/or ostectomy combined with ablation of the periodontal pocket, by regenerative surgery or using a combination of methods (48,64,196,224,340). Nonsurgical therapy generally includes intensive instruction in oral hygiene techniques, scaling and root planing, use of antimicrobial oral rinses and occasionally the local application of an antibiotic or use of a systemic antibiotic (158,164,176,199,295,297,331,394). This form of therapy is most often selected for Charring and pitting of exposed root surface following attempted frenectomy with a diode laser.…”