title: Long-term clinical evaluation of endodontically treated teeth by Nd:YAG lasers.
abstract: It was possible for the patients to avoid surgical intervention in a number of complicated periapical endodontic situations by means of Nd:YAG laser-assisted sterilization. A WSR has only very good primary results and the long-term successes are very limited. Once a lesions has healed in the manner explained in this study, in other words, with regeneration of the periapical anatomy, there is a very good long-term prognosis. Laser technology is an instrument whose overall effects represent a decisive improvement in the efficiency of conservative endodontic treatment in fields that were previously outside our sphere of influence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry, Periodontics and Preventive Dentistry, University of Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gutknecht
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kaiser
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lampert
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000528:radiation effects; D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity / Q000382:microbiology; D003790:Dental Pulp Necrosis / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D009354:Neodymium; D010484:Periapical Granuloma / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D009354:Neodymium