Laser Assisted Periodontal Therapy Diode

The laser cauterizes blood vessels and nerve endings to reduce bleeding and pain.

Laser assisted periodontal therapy diode.

In laser assisted periodontal therapy or lapt dr. As a supplement to conventional methods that address tooth structure the laser can be used to treat biofilm in the tissue wall in more diseased pockets. 2 3 8 9 in addition to its bactericidal effects in preprocedural disinfection the laser is also an ideal. Soft tissue diode laser assisted periodontal therapy basics speaker.

The diode laser clinician must take training on the specific laser in the practice to be fully able to implement laser assisted periodontal therapy. Lapt to disinfect and initiate the body s host immunological response for healing. Frank licht rdh msdh maadh course description. Laser decontamination or laser assisted periodontal therapy the diode laser can also be incorporated into hygiene practice postprocedurally.

With experience the user will feel comfortable enough to adapt the protocol to his or her particular practice. Diode lasers may offer significant biologic benefit with respect to treatment of dentinal hypersensitivity. 1 3 in addition in vitro studies have reported that diode low level light therapy lllt decreases cell apoptosis and levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha tnf α and interleukin 1 beta il 1β in cultures of diabetic and hypoxic cells. 4 further animal studies have shown that lllt.