Online OnlyDOI: 10.11607/prd.1629, PubMed-ID: 24116369Seiten: 145-152, Sprache: EnglischKetabi, Mohammad / Deporter, DouglasThis paper summarizes current knowledge on the benefits of laserablated microgrooves in neck regions of endosseous dental implants. Like machine-tooled coronal microthreads with particle-blasted surfaces, laser-ablated microgrooves help to preserve crestal bone. However, they also appear to uniquely favor a true gingival connective tissue attachment comparable to that of natural teeth.
