For many intraoral soft-tissue surgical procedures the laser has become a desirable and dependable alternative to traditional scalpel surgery. However, the use of dental lasers in periodontal therapy is controversial. This article presents the current peer-reviewed evidence on the use of dental lasers for the treatment of chronic periodontitis.
aDepartment of Periodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 424 West 67th Terrace, Kansas City, MO 64113, USA
bDepartment of Periodontics, College of Dentistry, University of Florida, PO Box 100405, Gainesville, FL 32610-0405, USA
cDepartment of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, University of California San Francisco School of Dentistry, 707 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143-0758, USA
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