Er:YAG Laser Versus Systemic Metronidazole as an Adjunct to Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy: A Clinical and Microbiological Study

Yılmaz, Selçuk; Kut, Burak; Gürsoy, Hare; Kuru, Bahar; Noyan, Ülkü; Kadir, Tanju

doi:10.1089/pho.2010.2762

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“…In addition, our data also support the findings of Yilmaz et al. (, ), who observed that positive changes in clinical parameters such as attachment gain and PD reduction were significantly greater in the ERL + SRP group than the SRP group. Likewise, Saglam et al.…”

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Efficacy of Er:YAG laser on periodontitis as an adjunctive non‐surgical treatment: A split‐mouth randomized controlled study

Zhou

Zhang

et al. 2019

J Clinic Periodontology

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Aim To evaluate the adjunctive efficacy of Er:YAG laser use with mechanical scaling and root planing (SRP) for non‐surgical treatment of periodontitis. Materials and Methods In a randomized, single‐blinded, controlled trial, 27 patients were recruited. Using a split‐mouth design, two quadrants were randomly allocated into either a test group or a control group. The test quadrants received Er:YAG laser (ERL; 100 mJ/pulse; 15 Hz to hard tissue and 50 mJ/pulse; 30 Hz to soft tissue) plus SRP treatment, while the control quadrants received SRP only. We evaluated periodontal indexes, including probing depth (PD), clinical attachment level (CAL), bleeding index (BI), and plaque index (PLI) at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months. Results The PD and CAL means in the ERL + SRP group were significantly lower than those in the SRP group at 3‐month follow‐up (PD: 2.98 ± 0.38 mm vs. 3.09 ± 0.35 mm; CAL: 4.51 ± 0.69 mm vs. 4.72 ± 0.67 mm) and 6‐month follow‐up (PD: 2.91 ± 0.31 mm vs. 3.02 ± 0.30 mm; CAL: 4.52 ± 0.65 mm vs. 4.72 ± 0.66 mm; p = 0.03 for both PD and CAL). There were no significant differences in BI and PLI between two groups. Conclusions The Er:YAG laser treatment combined with conventional SRP significantly improved PD and CAL compared to SRP therapy alone; however, these differences were very small and, as a result, the adjunctive effect of Er:YAG laser is likely to be minimal clinically important.

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confidence: 91%

Efficacy of Er:YAG laser on periodontitis as an adjunctive non‐surgical treatment: A split‐mouth randomized controlled study

Zhou

Zhang

et al. 2019

J Clinic Periodontology

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“…, Yilmaz et al. , ). The smoking rate varied among selected studies, with five including non‐smoking populations.…”

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Er:YAG laser versus scaling and root planing as alternative or adjuvant for chronic periodontitis treatment: a systematic review

Zhao

Yin

et al. 2014

J Clinic Periodontology

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“…All included studies were RCTs with a parallel design. One study did not report any information about the inclusion of smokers. Two studies reported that smokers were excluded from the studies.…”

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Effectiveness of metronidazole as an adjunct to scaling and root planing in the treatment of chronic periodontitis: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

Sgolastra

Severino

Petrucci

et al. 2013

J of Periodontal Research

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Er:YAG Laser Versus Systemic Metronidazole as an Adjunct to Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy: A Clinical and Microbiological Study

Cited by 21 publications

References 35 publications

Efficacy of Er:YAG laser on periodontitis as an adjunctive non‐surgical treatment: A split‐mouth randomized controlled study

Efficacy of Er:YAG laser on periodontitis as an adjunctive non‐surgical treatment: A split‐mouth randomized controlled study

Er:YAG laser versus scaling and root planing as alternative or adjuvant for chronic periodontitis treatment: a systematic review

Effectiveness of metronidazole as an adjunct to scaling and root planing in the treatment of chronic periodontitis: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

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