Treatment of Periodontitis With Er:YAG Laser

Exclusion Criteria

• •Participants with uncontrolled systemic diseases that could affect the treatment outcome such as Diabetes with HbA1c \> 7.0 percent, rheumatoid arthritis, immunosuppression, HIV with detectable viral loads
• •Participants requiring antibiotic prophylaxis for any cardiovascular conditions or after any transplant and/or replacement procedures
• •Pregnant women
• •Patients treated with systemic antibiotic therapy of periodontal/mechanical/local delivery therapy within 6 weeks prior to study entry and throughout the study duration
• •Patients being chronically (two weeks or more) treated with any NSAIDs, steroids or any medications known to affect soft tissue condition (excluding treatment with Acetylsalicylic acid \< 100 mg/day)
• •Presence of orthodontic appliances, or any removable appliances that impinges on the tissues being assessed.
• •Presence of soft or hard tissue tumors of the oral cavity
• •The presence of any medical or psychiatric condition or any other condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, could affect the successful participation of the patient in the study