Case reports
A case report on using a Erbium-doped : yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser for periodontal hopeless teeth
2017 Volume 42 Issue 2 Pages 71-78
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2017 Volume 42 Issue 2 Pages 71-78
In the initial periodontal therapy, SRP is performed on the subgingival root surface． Recently, Er:YAG lasers which are light in thermal denaturation of tissues and shows high absorption of water, are used for pathological root debridement.
By using the Er:YAG laser, we had a case in which the maxillary anterior teeth with severe bone resorption were preserved for one and half years.
An 81 - year - old man attended the clinic with complaints of discomfort in the maxillary anterior teeth part．A periodontal pocket exceeding 10 mm at 21 and remarkable bone resorption over the apex were observed and it was diagnosed as a periodontal hopeless tooth．However, since the patient strongly desired the preservation of a the 21 tooth, SRP was performed by using the Er:YAG laser for the tooth．As a result, an improvement of the deep periodontal pocket and a decrease of Bleeding On Probing （+） sites were observed．In this case, it was shown that the Er:YAG laser is effective for reducing inflammation even for periodontal hopeless teeth.
