NCE4: Minimal Flap Approaches for Regeneration: Flapless Periodontal Surgery

Speaker

Akira Aoki

Moderator

Yorimasa Ogata

Satoko Rubin

Course Description

Considering postoperative wound healing/tissue regeneration as well as patient comfort/burden, flapless procedures can be more ideal and beneficial, compared to flap procedures. This presentation reviews the treatment steps and clinical outcomes of minimally-invasive flapless surgery, using mechanical debridement alone or laser-assisted therapy (Er:YAG laser-assisted comprehensive periodontal pocket therapy: Er-LCPT), and discusses the strengths and shortcomings of flapless surgery.

Educational Objectives

• Enumerate the advantageous characteristics of flapless periodontal surgery.
• Explain the current clinical status of Er:YAG laser in pocket treatment.
• Understand the concept, procedure and effects of Er-LCPT technique.

CE hours: 0.75

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