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adiograph showed good integration
(Figure 14). The seven-month
intraoral view (Figure 15) and the
radiograph (Figure 16) show full
healing. The prognosis is very good.
CONCLUSION
The Er:YAG laser can be used for
decontamination of infected
implant surfaces and has been
shown to be effective and safe. The
use of this laser wavelength for
those procedures presents advantages
over conventional methods
such as reducing the patient’s
discomfort, and allowing better
visualization in the surgical site. In
addition, postoperative effects, such
as pain and swelling, are less
pronounced. This laser is an invaluable
tool for those procedures by
simplifying treatment and offering
patients faster and less stressful
oral therapy.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES
Dr. Avi Reyhanian graduated from
the University of Bucharest,
Romania in 1988. He then participated
in a fellowship program at
the Oral and Maxillofacial
Department, Rambam Hospital, in
Haifa, Israel. He currently practices
general dentistry and oral
surgery in Netanya, Israel. Dr.
Reyhanian first incorporated
dental lasers in his practice in
early 2002, and currently uses
Er:YAG, CO 2 , and diode (830 nm)
lasers. He has been performing
periodontal surgery for the past 17
years (the last four with lasers)
and has completed more than 100
cases of periodontal laser surgery.
He is a member of the Academy of
Laser Dentistry and the Israel
Society of Dental Implantology. Dr.
Reyhanian may be contacted by
e-mail at: avi5000rey@gmail.com.
Disclosure: Dr. Reyhanian has no
commercial affiliations.
Donald J. Coluzzi, DDS is a 1970
graduate of the University of
Southern California School of
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Dentistry. He recently retired after 35
years from his general dental practice
in Redwood City, California. He
is an Associate Professor at the
University of California San
Francisco School of Dentistry
Department of Preventive and
Restorative Dental Sciences. He is
past president of the Academy of
Laser Dentistry and holds Advanced
Proficiency certificates in Nd:YAG
and Er:YAG laser wavelengths. He is
a fellow of the American College of
Dentists, and has received the Leon
Goldman Award for Clinical
Excellence and the Distinguished
Service Award from the Academy of
Laser Dentistry. He has published
peer-reviewed manuscripts about
lasers in dentistry, and along with
Robert A. Convissar has co-authored
the Atlas of Laser Applications in
Dentistry, published by Quintessence
Publishing Company in 2006. Dr.
Coluzzi may be contacted by e-mail at
don@laser-dentistry.com.
Disclosure: Dr. Coluzzi is a lecturer
for HOYA ConBio. He receives honoraria
for those services.
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