Clinical application of lasers in periodontal surgery has continued to expand in the last decade; however, controversies remain regarding their use. This article will describe the clinical application of erbium: YAG lasers for periodontal surgery: flap operations, osseous surgery, and semi-lunar coronally repositioned flap procedures, and peri-implantitis treatment by laser will be discussed.

Statement of problem: One of the main goals in periodontal therapy is the correction of recession defects; therefore the efficacy and predictability of the various techniques are important considerations for clinicians. Purpose: The purpose of this pilot study was to compare the outcomes of gingival recession therapy using the semilunar coronally repositioned flap (SCRF) alone and in conjunctio...

This investigation was designed to evaluate the histologic healing pattern of two Miller Class III recession defects associated with noncarious cervical lesions (NCCLs) treated with a connective tissue graft (CTG) and coronally advance flap (CAF). One patient presenting with two teeth predetermined to be surgically extracted was enrolled and consented to treatment. One month after phase I treat...

During the past three decades, several surgical techniques have been proposed to treat single and multiple gingival recessions. Evidence indicates that coronally advanced flap-based approaches result in the best clinical results. Among all the different techniques, the use of a graft under a coronally advanced flap results in the best short- and long-term outcomes in terms of root coverage and ...

BACKGROUND Although many Authors have reported the use of root surface biomodification (RSB), the clinical outcomes in terms of root coverage are still unclear, as a number of biomodifier agents have been used in combination with various periodontal plastic surgical techniques. In this review we aim to evaluate the efficacy of RSB in root coverage and its impact on the outcomes. METHODS A sea...