Low-level laser therapy in dentistry

G Sun, J Tuner - Dental Clinics, 2004 - dental.theclinics.com
Therapeutic laser treatment, also referred to as low-level laser therapy (LLLT), offers
numerous benefits. Along with the primary benefit of being nonsurgical, it promotes tissue …

[HTML][HTML] Laser analgesia associated with restorative dental care: a systematic review of the rationale, techniques, and energy dose considerations

R Poli, S Parker, E Anagnostaki, V Mylona, E Lynch… - Dentistry Journal, 2020 - mdpi.com
It is a common experience amongst laser dentists and patients that mid-IR wavelength
application in cavity preparation may be achieved without causing any associated pain. The …

Evaluation of different treatment protocols for dentin hypersensitivity: an 18-month randomized clinical trial

AO Lopes, C de Paula Eduardo, ACC Aranha - Lasers in medical science, 2017 - Springer
This randomized and longitudinal in vivo study aimed to assess different protocols for the
treatment of dentin hypersensitivity with low-power laser (with different doses), high-power …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical efficacy of the Er: YAG laser treatment on hypersensitive dentin

CH Yu, YC Chang - Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2014 - Elsevier
Dentin hypersensitivity is a common symptomatic condition that causes discomfort and
sometimes severe pain. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy of the …

Laser-tissue interaction

SPA Parker - Lasers in Dentistry—Current Concepts, 2024 - Springer
The potential for laser-tissue interaction forms the basis of the usefulness of predictable
employment of laser photonic energy as an adjunct to clinical dental and oral therapy …

Tooth desensitization with an Er: YAG laser: in vitro microscopical observation and a case report

Z Badran, H Boutigny, X Struillou, S Baroth… - Lasers in medical …, 2011 - Springer
Tooth hypersensitivity is a frequent condition that causes discomfort and sometimes severe
pain. It is caused by exposure of spots of dentinal tubules to the oral environment …

Antinociceptive effect of Er: YAG laser irradiation in the orofacial formalin test

JL Zeredo, KM Sasaki, Y Takeuchi, K Toda - Brain research, 2005 - Elsevier
Low-power, soft, or low-level laser irradiation has been successfully used to provide
analgesia in injured or diseased tissues. In this study, we tested the possible antinociceptive …

[PDF][PDF] Laser Analgesia with Pulsed Infrared Lasers: Theory and Practice.

LJ Walsh - Journal of Oral Laser Applications, 2008 - academia.edu
Over the past decade, the use of middle infrared (Er: YAG and Er, Cr: YSGG) lasers for
caries removal and cavity preparation has become commonplace in clinical practice. These …

Laser physics and tissue interaction

SA Guttenberg, RW Emery 3rd - Oral and maxillofacial …, 2004 - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Effect of surface pretreatment with two desensitizer techniques on the microleakage of resin composite restorations

F Shafiei, M Memarpour - Lasers in medical science, 2013 - Springer
This study evaluated the effect of two desensitizing procedures on the marginal
microleakage of composite restorations bonded by a two-step etch-and-rinse adhesive …