This editorial is written under the impression of the WFLD Congress, which is just now taking place in Dubai together with the biggest dental exhibition and dental conference in the Middle East, the AEEDC® 2010.
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The aim of the present study was to compare the effect of conventional acid etching with 37% phosphoricacid and Er:YAG laser (non-contact mode) on surface changes in enamel.
Although laser phototherapy has been practiced for more than 40 years, there is still some remaining controversy regarding its scientific standard. During recent years about 250 scientific papers are annually published on PubMed and the knowledge about the basic mechanisms and the optimal clinical parameters are gradually better known.
The herpes simplex virus (HSV), both type 1 and type 2 has been identified as a pathogen in a number of infectious processes involving mucocutaneous tissues and the central nervous system...
The greatest challenge in pediatric dentistry is the child’s fear of pain, fear of dental treatment, fear of noise and fear of something they do not know. This is the reason why dental surgery in pediatric dentistry is a special challenge for the child, the parents and the dentist...
Here we present a case report illustrating technology-enhanced caries detection and treatment systems on occlusal surfaces during a 26 month follow-up. The use of ozone therapy and a laser-induced fluorescence device on incipient occlusal caries lesions in a 25-year-old woman is described. The utilisation of the ozone therapy monitored by the laser-induced fluorescence device enabled an alternative and comfortable treatment for incipient caries lesions on occlusal surfaces. Thus, technology-enhanced caries detection and treatment systems are helpful tools during clinical practice...
Nowadays, the bactericidal effect of laser irradiation is well known in endodontic therapy. Many studies showed that, in combination with an appropriate shaping and cleaning of root canal system, laser irradiation, inside the root canal, could increase the percentage of bactericidal effect in endodontic treatment. Three clinical cases of teeth with periapical chronic periodontitis are presented. In two cases, teeth were treated by one-visit laser-assisted therapy, using Nd:YAG 1,064 nm, the other case was treated following a standardized protocol for diode laser 808 nm. In all the cases a complete long term clinical and radiographic healing was observed. We suggest that “single visit treatment Laser assisted” could be useful in the endodontic treatment of periapical lesions, because it’s safe and could be indicated for patient’s time constraints...
Periodontal diseases are advancing. Above all adults and elderly patients are affected. In many cases their condition is chronic. Recurrent inflammations of the periodontium pose a significant challenge. On top of the effective therapy the intensive cooperation of the patient is necessary in order to achieve a stable long-term situation. With reference to a specific case dentist Stefan Gottschalk (Bensberg, Germany) describes how he treated a female patient suffering from progressive periodontitis with the aid of laser therapy and intensive preventive care...
The principle of both maser (microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation) and laser (light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation) were first described in 1917 by Albert Einstein (Fig.1) in “Zur Quantentheorie der Strahlung”, as the so called ‘stimulated emission’, based on Niels Bohr’s quantum theory, postulated in 1913, which explains the actions of electrons inside atoms. Einstein (born in Germany, 14 March 1879–18 April 1955) received the Nobel Prize for physics in 1921, and Bohr (born in Denmark, 7 October 1885–18 November 1962) in 1922...
All successful graduates of the programme „Lasers in Dentistry“ received their certificates European Master Degree of Oral Laser Application (EMDOLA) in a joint ceremony on Thursday, 26 November 2009, at the Medical Faculty of RWTH Aachen University, Germany. This was the first and a unique European bestowal in Dentistry and was another highlight in the professional carrier as well as an extraordinary appreciation of the performance of all Master Alumni from RWTH Aachen University and from the Universities of Nice and LiŹge...
On 24 February 2010, a further group of international dentists graduated from the RWTH Aachen University with a Master of Science in “Lasers in Dentistry” and are now able to use the laser-assisted dentistry therapeutically, correctly, and successfully in their daily practices...
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Beginners and experts—together in one big event! The two days were filled with theoretical and practical aspects of laser dentistry. Both events had been very successful in the last years...
The past days 12 and 13 February was held, with notable success, the Xth Congress of the Spanish Society of Laser in Dentistry SELO in Santiago de Compostela. In the main auditorium of the Faculty of Medicine Santiago over 180 dentists and 109 dental hygienists and assistants gathered in the town of Compostela which this year celebrates the Holy Year Compostela, Xacobeo 2010...
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