Lasers in endodontics review
Keywords:
dentine, laser diagnosis, laser therapy use, root canal treatmentAbstract
Lasers have been a significant advancement in the field of endodontics. Be it effective cleaning, root canal treatment, surgery etc. The lateral accessory canals and anatomical complexities have been a restraint in root canal procedure, for such cases lasers have been introduced to simplify the process & have good clinical results. As there has been a boon in the improvement of laser techniques, many latest lasers having a broad array of characteristics is accessible and can also be helpful in several areas related to dentistry. When compared with conventional techniques, laser treatments have been proven to be more advantageous. The purpose of this article is to summarize laser applications in endodontics, including their use in pulp diagnosis, dentinal hypersensitivity, pulp capping and pulpotomy, sterilization of root canals, root canal shaping & obturation & apicectomy. This article reviews the role of lasers in endodontics since the early 1970s & summarizes what future may hold for endodontics. With the potential availability of many new laser wavelengths and modes, much interest is developing in this promising field.
Downloads
References
Adrian JC, Bernier JL, Sprague WG. Laser and the dental pulp. J Am Dent Assoc 1971 ;83(1):113-7.6.
Anic I, Matsumoto K: Comparison of the sealing ability of laser softened, laterally condensed and low temperature thermoplasticized gutta percha.J Endod .1995;21:464-469.
Benedicenti. Lasers in endodontics ( Part I). Roots; 2011:1-4.
Blöschl G, Kirnbauer R, Gutknecht D.Distributed snowmelt simulations in an Alpine catchment. 1. Model evaluation on the basis of snow cover patterns. WaterResources Research 1991;27(12):3171-9.
Giovanni Olivi, Rolando Crippa, Giuseppe Iaria,Vasilios Kaitsas, Enrico DiVito & Stefano
Gutknecht N, Franzen R, Lampert F. FiniteElement Study on Thermal Effects in Root Canals During Laser Treatment with a Surface-absorbed Laser. Lasers Med Sci2002;17:137-44.
Gutknecht N, Moritz A, Conrads G, SievertT, Lampert F. Bactericidal effect of the Nd:YAG laser in in vitro root canals. J ClinLaser Med Surg 1996;14:77-80.
Gutknecht N. Lasers in Endodontics. Journal of the Laser and Health Academy 2008;4:1-8.
K Gorkhay et al: Effects of oral soft tissue produced by a diode laser in vitro. Lasers in
Karlovic Z, Pezelj-Ribaric S, Miletic I, Jukic S,Grgurevic J, Anic I. Erbium:YAG laser versus ultrasonic in preparation of root-end cavities. JEndod 2005;31:821–3.
Kathari A, Ujariya M. Lasers in endodontics- A review. J Res Adv Dent 2014; 3:1:209-211
Koukichi Matsumoto: Lasers in Endodontics:DCNA. 2000; Vol 44(4): 889-906.
Lin S, Liu Q, Peng Q, Lin Ml. The ablation threshold of Er:YAG laser and Er,Cr:YSGG laser in dental dentin. Scientific Research and Essays 2010;5(16):2128-35.7.Jesse J, Desai S, Oshita P
Mathew S, Thangaraj DN. Lasers In Endodontics. JIADS 2010;1(1):31-7.
Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop of Evidence Based Dentistry onLasers in Dentistry, Quintessence Publishing, 2007, ISBN 978-1- 85097-167-2. 18.
Stern RH, Sognnaes RF. Laser Effect on Dental Hard Tissues. A Preliminary Report.J South Calif Dent Assoc 1965;33:17-9
Surgery and medicine 1999; 25:401-406.
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
Copyright (c) 2022 International journal of health sciences
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Articles published in the International Journal of Health Sciences (IJHS) are available under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives Licence (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). Authors retain copyright in their work and grant IJHS right of first publication under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles in this journal, and to use them for any other lawful purpose.
Articles published in IJHS can be copied, communicated and shared in their published form for non-commercial purposes provided full attribution is given to the author and the journal. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal.
This copyright notice applies to articles published in IJHS volumes 4 onwards. Please read about the copyright notices for previous volumes under Journal History.
