[Clinical experience of the Er: YAG laser for apicoectomy].
Recently, the Er: YAG laser has attracted attention because of its possibility of cutting hard tissue with extremely small thermal injuries. In this paper, eight cases (thirteen teeth) of apicoectomy using Er: YAG laser are reported. All procedures were performed without using air turbin or electric drill. The advantages of Er: YAG laser application include: absence of uncomfortable vibration: less chance for contamination of the surgical site: and reduced risk of trauma of adjacent tissue compared with ordinary methods.
Komori
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Department of Oral Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo.
Yokoyama
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Matsumoto
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Matsumoto
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Takato
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D001047:Apicoectomy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged