Recent Patents on Biomedical Engineering · 2011 · 14 citations · 0 references
DentistryImplant DentistryPeriodonticsImplant SurgeryPeri-implant DiseasesSurgical EndodonticsBiomedical Laser ApplicationsLaser DiodesLaser OpticsLaser SurgeryPeri-implantitis ManagementPeri-implantitis TherapyAblative Laser SurgeryAblative Laser TherapyDental Laser ApplicationsErbium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet Laser ResurfacingErbium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet Laser SurgeryLaser-assisted Gingival HealingLasersSurgical Dentistry
The aim of this review is to provide an overview of the use of lasers in laboratory and clinical techniques used in Implantology, with particular reference to Erbium lasers and recent patents on this field. Laser applications in oral Implantology have been of considerable scientific interest throughout the recent years. Erbium lasers can be used in many procedures, ranging from placement, second stage recovery and gingival management, sinus graft, through to the treatment of peri-implantitis. Keywords: Implantology, laser, peri-implantitis, patent, Implant Dentistry, lasers, PERI-IMPLANTITIS MANAGEMENT