title: [Clinical experience of the Er: YAG laser for apicoectomy].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Komori
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takato
mesh_terms: D001047:Apicoectomy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged