PMID- 27977822 OWN - Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH CI - Copyright Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH OCI - Copyright Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH TA - Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent JT - International Journal of Periodontics & Restorative Dentistry IS - 1945-3388 (Electronic) IS - 0198-7569 (Print) IP - 1 VI - 37 PST - epublish DP - 2017 PG - 120-129 LA - en TI - A New Approach for the Treatment of Lateral Periodontal Cysts with an 810-nm Diode Laser LID - 10.11607/prd.2981 [doi] FAU - Isola, Gaetano AU - Isola G FAU - Matarese, Giovanni AU - Matarese G FAU - Lo Giudice, Giuseppe AU - Lo Giudice G FAU - Briguglio, Francesco AU - Briguglio F FAU - Alibrandi, Angela AU - Alibrandi A FAU - Crupi, Andrea AU - Crupi A FAU - Cordasco, Giancarlo AU - Cordasco G FAU - Ramaglia, Luca AU - Ramaglia L CN - AB - The aim of this study was to test whether the combination of diode laser therapy and surgical treatment for a lateral periodontal cyst (LPC) would result in greater clinical improvement compared with surgery alone. A total of 18 patients with LPCs were assessed for eligibility for this study. At baseline, each patient was randomly allocated to one of two regimens: diode laser plus surgery (test group) or traditional surgical treatment alone (control group). Healing parameters were assessed at 7 to 21 days to monitor short-term complications, and periodontal parameters were assessed at 3, 6, and 12 months to evaluate long-term healing. The test group demonstrated highly significant differences in both the shortterm and long-term parameters compared with the control group. This study showed that diode laser treatment results in a shorter wound-healing period and could be considered valuable for the surgical treatment of LPCs. AID - 854134