Table of Contents: List of Contributors ix 1. Laser, History and Physics 1 Antoni J. España, Dunia Espanya, and Josep Arnabat 2. Laser Periodontics 49 Hisashi Watanabe 3. Laser Applications in Implantology 69 Josep Arnabat and Antoni J. España 4. Laser in Oral Soft Tissue Surgery 123 Sajee Sattayut and Samir Namour 5. Long-term Follow-up of Oral Leukoplakia Treated by CO2 Laser: An 18-Year Retrospective Study 141 Toni Zeinoun and Samir Namour 6. The Laser Management of Oral Leukoplakias--Clinical Evaluations 153 Romeo Umberto and Alessandro Del Vecchio 7. Infectious Diseases of the Jaw Bone: The Role of the Laser 165 Paolo Vescovi, Giovanni Mergoni, and Samir Namour 8. Treatment of Vascular Malformations Using Laser 191 Romeo U, Rocchetti F, and Miyazaki H 9. The Role of Lasers in Caries Prevention 205 Reza Fekrazad and Mohadese Azarsina 10. Dentinal Adhesion Related to Er: YAG Laser--Cavity Preparation: An Overview 235 Amaury Namour, Daniel Heysselaer, and Samir Namour 11. The Power of the Bubble: Erbium Laser Generated Cavitation 241 Roeland J.G. De Moor, Giovanni Olivi, and Maarten A. Meire 12. Pre-emptive Dental Anaesthesia by Nd: YAG Photobiomodulation 263 Ambrose Chan and Patricia J. Armati 13. A Strategy to Ameliorate Hyperesthesia Symptoms 285 Kazushi Yoshikawa 14. Noninvasive Diagnostic Methods in Dentistry Based on Laser 299 Carmen Todea 15. Clinical Use of Laser/LED Phototherapies on the Dental Practice: From the Bench to the Dental Chair 339 Antonio Luiz B. Pinheiro, Aparecida Maria C. Marques, Fabiola B. de Carvalho, Susana Carla P. S. de Oliveira, and Luiz Guilherme P. Soares 16. Laser Photobiomodulation (PMB) with Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) in Esthetic Dentistry 375 Carlos de Paula Eduardo, Ester Mi Ryoung Lee, and Ana Cecilia Corrèa Aranha 17. Laser Phototherapy--Oral Mucositis 385 Thereza Christinna Ladalardo, Aldo Brugnera Junior, and Fatima Zanin 18. Lasers in Dentin Dehypersensitivity 393 Reza Fekrazad, Mehrnaz Sedighi, and Katayoun AM Kalhori 19. Laser in Nonsurgical Periodontal Pocket Treatment 427 Kinga Grzech-Leśniak 20. Photobiomodulation Therapy and Dentoalveolar-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Regenerative Dentistry 443 Marcia Martins Marques, Gabriela Laranjeira Abe, Ana Clara Fagundes Pedroni, Sueli Patricia Harumi Miyagi de Cara, Ivana Márcia Alves Diniz, and Maria Stella Moreira 21. Dental Bleaching. The Great Leap: The Use of Light without Gel 467 Fatima Zanin, Vitor Hugo Panhóca, Ana Paula Brugnera, Mateus Cóstola Windlin, and Aldo Brugnera 22. Hard Tissue Modification, Cavity Preparation and Caries Removal using Erbium Lasers (Er, Cr: YSGG 2,790 nm and Er: YAG 2,940 nm) 485 Norbert Gutknecht and Dimitris Strakas 23. Laser Safety 511 Kenji Yoshida 24. Optical Fluorescence in Dentistry 525 Ramon G. T. Rosa, Sebastião Pratavieira, Hérica A. Ricci, Weber A. Ricci, Sérgio A. Andrade, Aldo Brugnera, Cristina Kurachi, and Vanderlei S. Bagnato 25. World Federation for Laser Dentistry (WFLD) - Progress and History 541 Hong Sai Loh
Publisher Marketing:Laser Dentistry: Current Clinical Applications by the World Federation for Laser Dentistry (WFLD) is a comprehensive guide the state of the art, principles and practices of laser dentistry. This collection of articles were compiled by Professor Aldo Brugnera Junior DDS, MS, PhD and Professor Samir Namour, DDS, MS, PhD, is written for all those interested in the clinical use of laser technology related to dentistry, research, development and biology, and medicine and surgery. Topics include: Laser, history and physics; Laser periodontics; Laser applications in implantology; Laser in oral soft tissue surgery; The laser management of oral leukoplakias; Treatment of bone necrosis caused by biphosphonates, Treatment of vascular malformations; The role of lasers in caries prevention; Dentinal adhesion and cavity preparation; The power of the bubble Erbium laser generated cavitation; Pre-emptive dental anaesthesia by Nd: YAG photobiomodulation; Non-invasive diagnostic methods using lasers; Clinical use of laser/LED phototherapies; Laser photobiomodulation (PBM) with low level laser therapy (LLLT) in esthetic dentistry; Laser phototherapy & oral mucositis; Lasers in dentin dehypersensitivity; Photobiomodulation therapy and dentoalveolar derived mesenchymal stem cells; Dental bleaching without gel; Hard tissue modification, cavity preparation and caries removal using erbium lasers; Laser safety; Optical fluorescence; World Federation for Laser Dentistry (WFLD) progress and history. |