A comparative evaluation of the efficacy of diode laser as an adjunct to conventional flap surgery versus conventional flap surgery alone in the treatment of chronic periodontitis – a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract

Chronic periodontitis is one of the most prevalent oral conditions in the world (1), characterized by the destruction of the periodontium and resulting in alveolar bone resorption (2). Periodontitis is the result of complex interrelationships between infectious agents such as bacteria, host, and environmental factors (3,4,5), which play a major etiological role and cause both direct as well as host-mediated tissue injury (6). The disease is caused by mixed bacterial infections, primarily involving a limited number of anaerobic microbiota in the subgingival region which leads to the breakdown of supporting structures of the teeth (7, 8).