Laser treatment in periodontal disease 2006

Current evidence does suggest that use of the Nd:YAG or Er:YAG wavelengths for treatment of chronic periodontitismay be equivalent to scaling and root planing (SRP) with respect to reduction in probing depth and subgingival bacterial populations.However, if gain in clinical attachment level is considered the gold standard for non-surgical periodontal therapy, then the evidence supporting laser-mediated periodontal treatment over traditional therapy is minimal at best. Lastly, there is limited evidence suggesting that lasers used in an adjunctive capacity to SRP may provide some additional benefit.

美國牙周病醫學會在2006年最新的文獻回顧 ,針對雷射對牙周病治療的效果,在囊袋降低及牙齦下菌種的減少 和傳統非手術性治療(刮除牙結石及牙根面整平) 相當.因此在對雷射治療必須多多思考 .