JOURNAL OF PERIODONTOLOGY, vol.81, no.8, pp.1216-1225, 2010 (SCI-Expanded)
Background: This study investigates the effects of erbium, chromium: yttrium-scandium-gallium-garnet (Er,Cr:YSGG) laser irradiation and hand instrumentation on the attachment of periodontal ligament (PDL) fibroblasts to periodontally involved root surfaces.