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Use of the LightScalpel CO<sub>2</sub> Laser to Treat Periimplantitis of the Apical One-Half of an Implant
Use of the LightScalpel CO2 Laser to Treat Periimplantitis of the Apical One-Half of an Implant

By David E. Stall, D.M.D. Following the Patient’s First Year of Treatment This case report follows a patient over their first year of treatment. The patient is a 69-year-old male

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LightScalpel Laser in Periodontics – The Physics Explained
LightScalpel Laser in Periodontics – The Physics Explained

Dozens of articles and studies have been published on the use of diode, Nd:YAG, and erbium lasers in scaling and root planning for the treatment of periodontitis. The JADA has

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Video Presentations From the 2018 American Laser Study Club Symposium
Video Presentations From the 2018 American Laser Study Club Symposium

This is a great opportunity to purchase digital copies of presentations from the 2018 American Laser Study Club’s Inaugural Symposium. The presentations are based on a wide variety of medical,

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Fighting spirochetes – periodontal disease (VIDEO)
Fighting spirochetes – periodontal disease (VIDEO)

Dr. Ben Sutter, DMD uses the 10.6-micrometer LightScalpel CO2 laser therapy for his patients to destroy the high-risk pathogenic bacteria (spirochetes and trichomonads) associated with periodontal disease. Dr. Sutter visualizes (via

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Systematic review and meta-analysis on the nonsurgical treatment of chronic periodontitis by means of scaling and root planing with or without adjuncts
Systematic review and meta-analysis on the nonsurgical treatment of chronic periodontitis by means of scaling and root planing with or without adjuncts

With a moderate level of certainty, the panel found approximately a 0.5-millimeter average improvement in CAL with SRP. Combinations of SRP with assorted adjuncts resulted in a range of average CAL improvements between 0.2 and 0.6 mm over SRP alone...

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Evidence-based clinical practice guideline on the nonsurgical treatment of chronic periodontitis by means of scaling and root planing with or without adjuncts
Evidence-based clinical practice guideline on the nonsurgical treatment of chronic periodontitis by means of scaling and root planing with or without adjuncts

For patients with chronic periodontitis, SRP showed a moderate benefit, and the benefits were judged to outweigh potential adverse effects. The authors voted in favor of SRP as the initial nonsurgical treatment for chronic periodontitis...

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Article Summary: Peri-implant Care of Ailing Implants with the Carbon Dioxide Laser
Article Summary: Peri-implant Care of Ailing Implants with the Carbon Dioxide Laser

The purpose of this study was to assess possible alterations in titanium implants in vitro & in vivo by use of the 10.6 micrometers CO2 laser & to determine whether

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LightScalpel Introduces the Next Generation Soft Tissue CO2 Surgical Laser!
LightScalpel Introduces the Next Generation Soft Tissue CO2 Surgical Laser!

LightScalpel, Inc is introducing the next-generation 20 Watt soft tissue CO2 surgical laser, the LS-2010, featuring 1.75 meter flexible fiber, tipless focusing handpieces with new adjustable spot size option, all-metal

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LightScalpel Laser Will Be Featured in the Lecture on Lasers in Periodontics (AAP)
LightScalpel Laser Will Be Featured in the Lecture on Lasers in Periodontics (AAP)

Tuesday, October 1, 2013, at the 99th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Periodontology (AAP) in Philadelphia, PA, George E. Romanos, DDS, PhD, Prof. Dr. med. dent., will give

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