Day by day usage of lasers in dental offices

Andrei-Mihai Gavrilovici; Anca Jivanescu; Simona Haţegan; Meda-Lavinia Negruţiu

doi:10.1117/12.2280130

10 August 2018 Day by day usage of lasers in dental offices

Andrei-Mihai Gavrilovici, Anca Jivanescu, Simona Haţegan, Meda-Lavinia Negruţiu

Proceedings Volume 10831, Seventh International Conference on Lasers in Medicine; 1083104 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2280130
Event: Seventh International Conference on Lasers in Medicine, 2017, Timisoara, Romania

Abstract

Lasers usage in dentistry intend to be a more efficient way to cut and coagulate in comparison with traditional scalpel blades. The aim of this study is to evaluate the time efficiency for different surgical procedures of diode lasers compare with the classical cutting technique. Soft tissue modeling with this type of laser was slower, but in the whole management of these cases the economy of time during the healing process was analyzed. In this study the Epic X (Biolase) diode laser was used for performing three procedures: 1)gingivectomy, 2) a surgical procedure to discover of an impacted canine and 3)a vestibuloplasty. In the gingivectomy procedure, the final impression was possible in the same appointment, so it can be estimate a 14 days economy of time. When the impacted canine was discovered, cutting and coagulating with laser beam create the possibility to attach the bracket much more easy easy to the tooth, due to reduced bleeding and improved visibility. The same advantages were also during the vestibuloplasty procedure, which enable not to damage the mental nerve and the healing process was much quicker. In conclusion, using the laser for different surgical procedures in dentistry offer the advantages of better controlling the bleeding and also reducing the healing time.

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Andrei-Mihai Gavrilovici, Anca Jivanescu, Simona Haţegan, and Meda-Lavinia Negruţiu "Day by day usage of lasers in dental offices", Proc. SPIE 10831, Seventh International Conference on Lasers in Medicine, 1083104 (10 August 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2280130

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