Laser dentistry. Current progress and applications

The book details procedures such as crown lengthening, remodeled and giving gingival, depigmentation and other laser-assisted multitiring interventions. In addition, it analyzes the current and future role of lasers as a complement or substitute for conventional tools, highlighting its clinical advantages in terms of precision, patient comfort and postoperative results. Aimed at general dentists, specialists and training professionals, this book offers a comprehensive vision of one of the most promising and versatile technologies in contemporary dentistry, helping the reader to confidently integrate lasers into clinical practice Daily

I Concepts of Laser Use

1. The laser in dentistry: Where to start? - Shally Mahajan, Vipul Srivastava and Donald J. Coluzzi
2. Fundamentals of Laser and Light - Donald J. Coluzzi
3. Laser-fabric interaction - Steven P. A. Parker
4. Laser operating parameters for hard and soft tissues, surgical handling and PBM - Wayne Mentring
5. Laser security in dentistry - Penny J. Parker and Steven P. A. Parker
6. Laser Assisted Diagnosis - Alex Mathews Murupel and Daniel Fried
7. Photobiomodulation therapy in clinical dentistry: theoretical and applied concepts - Mark Cronshaw and Valina Mylona

II Laser assisted oral tissue treatment

8. Laser use in the treatment of Dental Caries 239 - Riccardo Poli, Francesco Buonchristiani, Deepti Dua and Joshua Weintraub
9. Laser Assisted Endodontics - Roy George and Laurence J. Walsh
10. Laser in Oral Implantology - Robert J. Miller
11. Laser Assisted Odontopediatrics - Konstantine Arapostathis, Dimitrios Velonis and Marianna Chala

III Treatment of soft oral tissues assisted by laser

12. Use of the laser in the Mucogingival surgical orthodontics - Ali Borzabadi-Farahani
13. Using the laser in minor oral surgery - Omar Hamadah

IV Laser Assisted Oral Tissue Management

14. Laser treatment of periodontal and periimplantary disease - Donald J. Coluzzi, Akira Aoki and Nasim Chiniforush
15. Laser-Assisted tissue handling during aesthetic or restorative procedures - Donald J. Coluzzi, Mark Cronshaw and Joshua Weintraub
16. Impact of laser dentistry in color management in aesthetic area - Kenneth Luk and Eugenia Anagnostaki

V The way forward?

17. Current research and future dreams for dental lasers - Peter Rechmann
18. Laser in general dental practice: Does laser science have room for daily dental practice? Use of the evidence-based laser. Education on the laser. Medical Aspects of Laser Use - Steven P. A. Parker