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Er:YAG laser surface debridement before bone augmentation vs Plastic curettes plus saline solution before bone augmentation: Complications and side effects

Population
People with at least one dental implant affected by perimplantitis
Intervention
Er:YAG laser surface debridement before bone augmentation
Comparison
Plastic curettes plus saline solution before bone augmentation
Outcome
Complications and side effects

Er:YAG laser surface debridement before bone augmentation led to lower complications and side effects compared with plastic curettes plus saline solution before bone augmentation; GRADE not reported.

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Er:YAG laser surface debridement before bone augmentation vs Plastic curettes plus saline solution before bone augmentation
Complications and side effects · People with at least one dental implant affected by peri-implantitis · 6 months
Er:YAG laser surface debridement before bone augmentation led to lower complications and side effects compared with plastic curettes plus saline solution before bone augmentation; GRADE not reported.
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: treatment of peri‐implantitis (2012) · Cochrane All outcomes
All patients experienced flap exposure during healing, not associated with infective complications; one patient had a slight pigmentation of the peri-implant soft tissues.1 study · 30 participantsGRADE not reported

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: treatment of peri‐implantitis
2012 · Cochrane All outcomes
2011-06Not listedNot assessed
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