Evaluation of the Clinical and Antimicrobial Effects of the Er:YAG Laser or Topical Gaseous Ozone as Adjuncts to Initial Periodontal Therapy

Abstract

Although statistically nonsignificant, the fact that the obligate anaerobic change was mostly observed in the SRP+Er:YAG laser group, and a similar decrease was noted in the SRP+topical gaseous ozone group, shows that ozone has an antimicrobial effect equivalent to that of the Er:YAG laser.