Lasers in Dentistry-Current Concepts / edited by Donald J. Coluzzi, Steven P.A. Parker.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Coluzzi, Donald J., editor.

Parker, Steven P.A., editor.

SpringerLink (Online service)

Series:

Textbooks in contemporary dentistry

Textbooks in Contemporary Dentistry

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dentistry.

Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices.

Local Subjects:

Dentistry.

Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XI, 400 pages 39 illustrations, 19 illustrations in color.)

Contained In:

Springer eBooks

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

This book provides information on the basic science and tissue interactions of dental lasers and documents the principal current clinical uses of lasers in every dental discipline. The applications of lasers in restorative dentistry, endodontics, dental implantology, pediatric dentistry, periodontal therapy, and soft tissue surgery are clearly described and illustrated. Information is also provided on laser-assisted multi-tissue management, covering procedures such as crown lengthening, gingival troughing, gingival recontouring, and depigmentation. The closing chapters look forward to the future of lasers in dentistry and the scope for their widespread use in everyday clinical practice. When used in addition to or instead of conventional instrumentation, lasers offer many unique patient benefits. Furthermore, research studies continue to reveal further potential clinical applications, and new laser wavelengths are being explored, developed, and delivered with highly specific power configurations to optimize laser-tissue interaction. This book will bring the reader up to date with the latest advances and will appeal to all with an interest in the application of lasers to the oral soft and/or hard tissues. .

Contents:

Concepts of Laser Use: Why Use a Laser?

Light and Laser Fundamentals

Laser-Tissue Interaction

Laser Operating Parameters for Hard and Soft Tissue Surgical and PBM Management

Laser Safety

Laser Assisted Diagnostics

PBM: Theoretical and Applied Concepts, Adjunctive use of LLLT / PBM Within Clinical Dentistry. Laser-Assisted Oral Hard Tissue Management: Laser-Assisted Restorative Dentistry

Laser-Assisted Endodontics

Implants: Laser-Assisted Site Preparation

Laser-Assisted Pediatric Dentistry

Soft Tissue Aspects of Orthodontics. Laser-Assisted Oral Soft Tissue Management: Periodontal Therapy

Laser-Assisted Soft Tissue Surgery. Laser-Assisted Multi-Tissue Management: Laser Osseous Crown Lengthening

Impact of Laser Dentistry in the Aesthetic Zone. The Way Forward?: Current Research and Future Dreams

Evidence-Based Laser Use. .

Other Format:

Printed edition:

ISBN:

9783319519449

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