Since the early 1960s, lasers have been used in medicine and dentistry. Research and studies have prepared the pathway for cavity preparation without pain and discomfort. Different wavelengths have been tested with variable results and several lasers have shown serious side-effects which could cause damage to dentin and enamel while insufficiently cutting dental hard tissues. […]
The use of the Erbium Yttrium Aluminium garned (2940nm) in Laser-assisted Implant Theraphy and GBR Technique
Osseo-integration dental implants have become a routinely recommended procedure in the clinical practice of dentistry1-4, and have been utilized as a successful treatment modality for over three decades with a reported success rate of greater than 90%5-7,8. The predictability and success of dental implants have secured their place as a standard treatment modality. A clinical […]
Laser Applications in Conservative Dentistry
Laser equipment represents surely one of the most captivating technologies in the practice of dental medicine. Throughout the last two decades, numerous scientific publications have emerged in literature, concerning laser equipments and their applications in the field of dental medicine. Presently, in accordance with their specific wavelength, laser equipments are available on a large scale. […]
Advances in bone surgery: the Er:YAG laser in oral surgery and implant dentistry
The erbium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet (Er:YAG) laser has emerged as a possible alternative to conventional methods of bone ablation because of its wavelength of2.94 μm, which coincides with the absorption peak of water. Over the last decades in several experimental and clinical studies, the widespread initial assumption that light amplification for stimulated emission of radiation […]
I progressi nella chirurgia ossea: il laser Er: YAG in chirurgia orale ed implantologia
The erbium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet (Er:YAG) laser has emerged as a possible alternative to conventional methods of bone ablation because of its wavelength of2.94 μm, which coincides with the absorption peak of water. Over the last decades in several experimental and clinical studies, the widespread initial assumption that light amplification for stimulated emission of radiation […]
In vitro and in vivo studies on application of erbium:YAG laser for dentine hypersensitivity
This study was performed to examine the possibility of Er:YAG laser for dentine hypersensitivity treatment using a novel laser probe; broom-type probe. articolo completo autori H. Watanabea K. Kataokab H. Iwamib T. Shinokic Y. Okagamib I. Ishikawa
Studi in vitro e in vivo sul laser erbio: YAG per l'ipersensibilità dentinale
Questo studio è stato eseguito per esaminare la possibilità di trattamento dell’ipersensibilità dentinale con un laser Er:YAG e una nuova sonda laser “broom”. [iframe src=”https://www.studiopescatore.ge.it/documenti/bibliografia/odontoiatria/2011/2011_08/index.html” width=”100%” height=”480″] H. Watanabea K. Kataokab H. Iwamib T. Shinokic Y. Okagamib I. Ishikawa Studio Pescatore – odontoiatria
Neodymium concentration dependence of 0.94-, 1.06- and 1.34-μm laser emission and of heating effects under 809- and 885-nm diode laser pumping of Nd:YAG
Laser emission in the 0.94-, 1.06- and 1.34-micron ranges in diluted and concentrated Nd:YAG crystals longitudinally pumped by a 885-nm diode laser on the 4I9/2 → 4F3/2 transition is investigated. Continuous-wave operation at watt level in all these wavelength ranges is demonstrated with a 1.0-at.% Nd:YAG crystal; however, the laser performance is impeded by the […]
Lasers in Implantology
Implants are one of the most widely accepted and innovative applications in dentistry. The possibilities to save healthy tooth structure without grinding the teeth for prosthetic bridge treatments, or to give back the ability to chew to a patient who has missing or even no teeth is almost miraculous. Implant restorations have played significant roles […]
Comparison of Heat Deposition of Er:YAG and Er,Cr:YSGG Lasers in Hard Dental Tissues
This paper describes a comparative study of residual heat deposition of Er:YAG and Er,Cr:YSGG lasers during ablation of hard dental tissues. Residual heat deposition was obtained from measured irradiated hard tissue temperature decay characteristics immediately following Erbium laser pulses. The measured residual heat was larger in enamel than in dentine for both Er:YAG and Er,Cr:YSGG […]