• A dental laser is a type of laser designed specifically for use in oral surgery or dentistry. In the United States, the use of lasers on the gums was...
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    The carbon-dioxide laser (CO2 laser) was one of the earliest gas lasers to be developed. It was invented by Kumar Patel of Bell Labs in 1964 and is still...
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    is being done to establish effectiveness. Nd:YAG dental lasers have been used for the removal of dental caries as an alternative to drill therapy, although...
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    surgical handpiece. A dental laser is a type of laser designed specifically for use in oral surgery or dentistry. The use of a laser can decrease morbidity...
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    Er,Cr:YSGG laser has been shown to be effective for root scaling. Near-ultraviolet lasers have also shown promise as they allow the dental professional...
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    A laser diode (LD, also injection laser diode or ILD or semiconductor laser or diode laser) is a semiconductor device similar to a light-emitting diode...
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  • underlying connective tissue. The use of lasers in treating periodontal disease has been seen by some dental professionals as controversial. The American...
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    Er:YAG lasers can be used in laser aided cataract surgery but owing to its water absorbable nature Nd:YAG is preferred more. Erbium YAG dental lasers are...
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    This is a list of laser types, their operational wavelengths, and their applications. Thousands of kinds of laser are known, but most of them are used...
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    Asteroid laser ablation Dental laser Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy LASEK LASIK Laser bonding Laser cutting Laser engraving Laser scalpel Laser surgery...
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    cauterize tissue Dental laser Endovenous laser therapy Laser-assisted new attachment procedure Laser surgery Light therapy Low level laser therapy Photodynamic...
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  • usually involves cutting the tooth with a rotary dental handpiece and dental burrs, a dental laser, or through air abrasion (or in the case of atraumatic...
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    of laser energy is helpful in laser surgery, and for the efficient production of steam which produces enamel ablation by common types of dental laser. A...
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    reaches near the pulp. Some dentists remove dental caries using a laser rather than the traditional dental drill. A Cochrane review of this technique looked...
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    A dental drill or dental handpiece is a hand-held, mechanical instrument used to perform a variety of common dental procedures, including removing decay...
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  • scalpel surgery, soft-tissue dental lasers, such as laser diode, Nd:YAG laser, Er:YAG laser, Er,Cr:YSGG laser, and CO2 lasers, can perform this procedure...
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    oral health services. The dental team includes dental assistants, dental hygienists, dental technicians, and sometimes dental therapists. In China as well...
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    dental laser. Lasers of differing strengths are used for many procedures in modern dentistry, including fillings. In a periodontal setting, a laser may...
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  • gingivectomy neither adding nor removing dental materials, tooth structure, or gums – examples: teeth whitening (bleaching), laser whitening, gum depigmentation...
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    consumer electronics.[citation needed] Liquidmetal was used in the Biolase dental laser Ilase and the Socketmobile ring bar code scanner. Liquidmetal has also...
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    Prates RA, Oliveira MT, Deana AM (2015-02-13). "Laser speckle imaging: a novel method for detecting dental erosion". PLOS ONE. 10 (2): e0118429. Bibcode:2015PLoSO...
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  • week. Dental lasers, and in particular diode lasers, are being increasingly used, and gingivectomy is the most common procedure performed with dental lasers...
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  • adhesive dentistry. Abrasion (dental) Dental laser Minimal intervention dentistry Air-powder polishing "Air Abrasion: Dental Care Without the Drill". WebMD...
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  • informatics  •  Dental instruments  •  Dental key  •  Dental Laboratories Association  •  Dental laboratory  •  Dental lamina  •  Dental laser  •  Dental midline...
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    "Incision and Coagulation/Hemostasis Depth Control During a CO2 Laser Lingual Frenectomy". Dental Sleep Practice. MedMark: 32–38. Chiniforush, Nasim; Ghadimi...
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    are four basic types of dental curing light sources: tungsten halogen, light-emitting diodes (LED), plasma arcs, and lasers. The two most common are...
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  • tumor. Endoscopic laser lithotripsy is a safer modality compared to electrohydraulic lithotripsy. The CO2 laser is used in oral and dental surgery for virtually...
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    beam. The most common type of laser in an LDV is the helium–neon laser, although laser diodes, fiber lasers, and Nd:YAG lasers are also used. The test beam...
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  • Dental pulpal testing is a clinical and diagnostic aid used in dentistry to help establish the health of the dental pulp within the pulp chamber and root...
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    of the patient's arches. This model is produced by laser-scanning plaster models created using dental impressions. Computer-automated treatment simulation...
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