title: Laser explantation of a failing endosseous dental implant.
abstract: Explantation of failed dental implants has traditionally been performed by mechanical bone removal techniques. The advent of intraoral laser surgery has seen increasing numbers of applications in oral implantology. The technique demonstrates safe and efficient explantation of a failed dental implant using Er,Cr:YSGG laser. Laser assisted explantation of dental implants is a minimally invasive technique providing an alternative to conventional mechanical explantation techniques.
authors.affiliation: Victorian Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Training Program, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. leonsmith929@msn.com
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rose
mesh_terms: D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000209:etiology; D003442:Crowns; D000044:Dental Abutments; D015921:Dental Implants; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D020878:Device Removal; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D053844:Lasers, Solid-State / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants