title: Lasers and Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy.
abstract: The purpose of Linking Research to Clinical Practice is to present evidence based information to clinical dental hygienists so that they can make informed decisions regarding patient treatment and recommendations. Each issue will feature a different topic area of importance to clinical dental hygienists with A BOTTOM LINE to translate the research findings into clinical application.
authors: Denise M
authors: DM
authors: Bowen
mesh_terms: D003756:Dental Hygienists; D012534:Dental Scaling / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D007834:Lasers; D017622:Periodontal Attachment Loss / Q000628:therapy; D057747:Periodontal Debridement / Q000379:methods; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D010514:Periodontal Pocket / Q000628:therapy