Informed refusal means the patient gives notice to the healt…

Informed refusal means the patient gives notice to the health care provider that they do not want any treatment before they begin the decision-making process. Any statement made by the patient refusing treatment must be made in writing and added to the patient record.

An American Academy of Periodontology statement on the effic…

An American Academy of Periodontology statement on the efficiency of lasers in the nonsurgical treatment of inflammatory periodontal disease states that there is excellent evidence to support use of a laser for subgingival periodontal instrumentation. However, in the context of peri-implantitis, laser therapy outcomes are similar to other commonly used surface detoxification methods.