1. Immediate implant placement into infected sites: bacterial studies of the Hydroacoustic effects of the YSGG laser.
- Author
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Kusek ER
- Subjects
- Adult, Bacteroides Infections radiotherapy, Dental Implantation, Endosseous instrumentation, Dental Implantation, Endosseous methods, Disinfection instrumentation, Female, Humans, Laser Therapy instrumentation, Laser Therapy methods, Male, Middle Aged, Oral Surgical Procedures, Preprosthetic methods, Periapical Periodontitis complications, Periapical Periodontitis microbiology, Periapical Periodontitis radiotherapy, Surgical Wound Infection microbiology, Tooth Extraction, Tooth Loss etiology, Tooth Loss microbiology, Tooth Loss therapy, Tooth Socket radiation effects, Tooth Socket surgery, Treatment Outcome, Debridement instrumentation, Lasers, Solid-State therapeutic use, Oral Surgical Procedures, Preprosthetic instrumentation, Surgical Wound Infection prevention & control, Tooth Socket microbiology
- Abstract
This article describes the use of an erbium laser to use photoacoustics to reduce the bacteria in osteotomy sites that were infected by apical pathology. The author shows reduced bacterial counts by performing bacterial cultures following laser treatment. Swabs were taken after the extraction of the tooth and then after the laser was placed into the osteotomy site. The results showed a noticeable reduction of bacteria and no traces of virulent bacteria.
- Published
- 2011
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