Treatment of Periodontitis With Er:YAG Laser

"A non-surgical procedure that treats periodontal disease, sometimes called a deep cleaning, is considered the gold standard (standard of care) of treatment for patients with chronic periodontitis."

This laser is intended to be used for dental surgery. The Er:YAG Laser emits an infrared beam which is readily absorbed by water contained by both hard and soft tissues of the human body. As a result, energy of the laser beam instantly vaporizes the water molecules in soft and hard tissues of the tooth and surrounding tissues causing the tissues to crumble away or resection of the soft tissues of gingival.

11/12 and 13/14 gracey, 4R/4L curette and sickle - standard of care choices for performing scaling and root planing.