Publications by authors named "Gerald Mettraux"

Purpose: To evaluate in a retrospective practice-based clinical study, the effects of additional laser therapy on side effects following the removal of all four impacted third molars. The secondary objective was, based on those results, to rationalize a protocol for low-level laser therapy (LLLT) in terms of irradiation settings.

Methods: 96 subjects requiring simultaneous surgical removal of the four third molars were treated from 2017 to 2019.

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Background: Recent data from preclinical studies and case series suggest that transgingival irradiation with diode lasers may represent a novel modality for antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT). However, at present, there is lack of data from controlled clinical studies on the use of transgingival antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (tg-aPDT) in the treatment of periodontitis.

Objective: To evaluate the clinical effects of tg-aPDT used in conjunction with nonsurgical mechanical instrumentation during supportive periodontal therapy (SPT).

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Background: Non-surgical mechanical therapy of peri-implantitis (PI) with/without adjunctive measures yields limited clinical improvements.

Aim: To evaluate the clinical outcomes following non-surgical mechanical therapy of PI with adjunctive application of a diode laser after an observation period ≥2 years.

Material And Methods: At baseline (BL), 15 patients with 23 implants with a sandblasted and acid-etched (SLA) surface diagnosed with PI were enrolled and treated.

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Background: The antibacterial photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been effective in the periodontal therapy. The laser light application reported in the literature so far is the subgingival placement of a light fibre.

Objectives: To study the effect of PDT with a transgingival laser application.

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Purpose: The present pilot study evaluates the histopathological characteristics and suitability of CO2 and diode lasers for performing excisional biopsies in the buccal mucosa with special emphasis on the extent of the thermal damage zone created.

Patients And Methods: 15 patients agreed to undergo surgical removal of their fibrous hyperplasias with a laser. These patients were randomly assigned to one diode or two CO2 laser groups.

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