The treatment of peri-implantitis using various types of lasers

You,  Jae-Seek; Kim,  Su-Gwan; Ahn,  Jong-Mo

J Korean Dent Assoc > Volume 53(12); 2015 > Article

The Journal of The Korean Dental Association 2015;53(12):906-909.
Published online December 31, 2015.

다양한 Laser를 이용한 Peri-Implantitis의 치료

유재식¹, 김수관², 안종모³

^¹조선대학교 치의학전문대학원 구강악안면외과학교실
^²조선대학교 치의학전문대학원 구강악안면외과학교실
^³조선대학교 치의학전문대학원 구강내과학교실, 대한악안면레이저치의학회

The treatment of peri-implantitis using various types of lasers

Jae-Seek You¹, Su-Gwan Kim², Jong-Mo Ahn³

¹Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Chosun University
²Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Chosun University
³Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Chosun University, Korean Academy of Lasers in Dentistry

Abstract

Peri-implantitis is the inflammatory process, such as edema, bleeding, pus, of the mucosa surrounding dental implants. As the symptoms become severe, the surrounding bone is absorbed causing the implant surface to be exposed. Clinicians treat periimplantitis in various ways since a gold standard for the treatment of peri-implantitis has not been established. Various treatment methods include mechanical, chemical surface treatment and surgical excision, and recently decontamination of the implant surface using various types of lasers has been proposed. Thus, this study reviews the types of lasers and its effects that can be used for the treatment of peri-implantitis.

Key Words: peri-implantitis;laser therapy;