Laser use in periodontology includes the removal of intra-pocket diseased epithelium, bacterial and calculus accumulation and in the surgical correction of infra- and intra-bony pocketing. Laser use ...

Biolase Technology has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its Waterlase MD laser system for removal of subgingival calculi to prevent and treat ...

Medically reviewed by Edmund Khoo, DDSMedically reviewed by Edmund Khoo, DDS Calculus, or tartar, is a hardened substance that forms on teeth. A calculus bridge occurs when this calculus stretches ...

Ultrasonic scaling is one of the most valuable tools in dental hygiene, but it is also one of the easiest to misuse. Many of the frustrations hygienists experience with ultrasonics are not due to the ...