Innovative regeneration technology to solve peri-implantitis by Er:YAG laser based on the microbiologic diagnosis: a case series.

Abstract

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.

• Authors: Toshiaki Yoshino, Atsuhiko Yamamoto, Yoshihiro Ono
• Journal: The International journal of periodontics & restorative dentistry (Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent) 2015 Jan-Feb Vol. 35 Issue 1 Pg. 67-73 ISSN: 1945-3388 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 25734708 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Aged
• Female
• Humans
• Lasers, Solid-State (therapeutic use)
• Middle Aged
• Peri-Implantitis (microbiology, therapy)