Innovative regeneration technology to solve peri-implantitis by Er:YAG laser based on the microbiologic diagnosis: a case series.
Peri-implantitis is an emerging problem, and corrective therapy requires a method for decontaminating the complex surface structure of the implant body and sterilizing the surrounding tissue. The erbium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Er:YAG) laser has proven to effectively allow tissue to regenerate when used for peri-implantitis. The power of the Er:YAG laser is absorbed by a water molecule; therefore, its target neither rises in temperature nor carbonizes. An antibacterial remedy based on the bacteriologic diagnosis, followed by debridement and sterilization of the implant surface and peri-implant tissues by Er:YAG laser is efficacious for peri-implantitis treatment. The aim of this report was to present the effectiveness of the Er:YAG laser for peri-implant bone regeneration. This case series of two patients showed that antibiotic therapy reduced the bacterial amount from the peri-implantitis sites significantly and that Er:YAG laser therapy, along with the bone augmentation, enhanced bone regeneration in the peri-implant bony defects.
Toshiaki
T
Yoshino
Atsuhiko
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Yamamoto
Yoshihiro
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Ono
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053844:Lasers, Solid-State / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D057873:Peri-Implantitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*