title: In vitro studies of the ablation mechanism of periodontopathic bacteria and decontamination effect on periodontally diseased root surfaces by erbium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser.
authors.affiliation: Periodontology Section, Department of Hard Tissue Engineering, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8549, Japan. fumihiko-akiyama@walts.ocn.ne.jp
authors.forename: Fumihiko
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Akiyama
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: Mako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miura-Uchiyama
authors.forename: Katia M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Shizuko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ichinose
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Umeda
authors.forename: Isao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Izumi
mesh_terms: D016866:Bacteroidaceae Infections; D003666:Decontamination; D012534:Dental Scaling / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D053844:Lasers, Solid-State; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D057747:Periodontal Debridement / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D016966:Porphyromonas gingivalis / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D014076:Tooth Diseases; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000528:radiation effects; D014464:Ultrasonic Therapy; D014463:Ultrasonography