Volume : VII, Issue : X, October - 2018

LASER ASSISTED PERIODONTAL FLAP vs CONVENTIONAL FLAP - A CASE REPORT

Navneet Kaur Sehgal

Abstract :

Background - The use of lasers has been proposed as an adjunctive method for surgical periodontal therapy. The aim of the present study was to compare diode laser assisted periodontal flap with conventional periodontal flap in the surgical treatment of chronic periodontitis.

Material and method- A 30 year male patient with chronic periodontitis was treated with diode laser assisted periodontal flap in one of the maxillary quadrant and conventional periodontal flap on the contralateral side. Gingival index (GI), probing pocket depth (PPD) and relative attachment level (RAL) were recorded at baseline, 6 weeks and 3 months post-operatively.

Results- Significant improvement in all parameters (GI, PPD, RAL) was seen on both the sides with slightly better results with the laser assisted periodontal flap surgery.

Conclusion- Diode lasers can be used as an adjunct to conventional periodontal flap.

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Navneet Kaur Sehgal, LASER ASSISTED PERIODONTAL FLAP vs CONVENTIONAL FLAP‾A CASE REPORT, GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-7 | Issue-10 | October-2018

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