Volume : 7, Issue : 10, October - 2018

LASER ASSISTED PERIODONTAL FLAP vs CONVENTIONAL FLAP - A CASE REPORT

Navneet Kaur Sehgal

Abstract :

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:200%"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;&#10;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Background</span></i><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"> - The use of lasers has been proposed as an adjunctive method for surgical periodontal therapy. The aim of the present study was to compare diode laser assisted periodontal flap with conventional periodontal flap in the surgical treatment of chronic periodontitis. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:200%"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;&#10;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Material and method-</span></i><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"> A 30 year male patient with chronic periodontitis was treated with diode laser assisted periodontal flap in one of the maxillary quadrant and conventional periodontal flap on the contralateral side. Gingival index (GI), probing pocket depth (PPD) and relative attachment level (RAL) were recorded at baseline, 6 weeks and 3 months post-operatively.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:200%"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;&#10;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Results</span></i><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">- Significant improvement in all parameters (GI, PPD, RAL) was seen on both the sides with slightly better results with the laser assisted periodontal flap surgery.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:200%"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;&#10;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Conclusion</span></i><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">- Diode lasers can be used as an adjunct to conventional periodontal flap.<o:p></o:p></span></p>