Lasers in Restorative Dentistry: A Practical Guide

✍ Scribed by Giovanni Olivi, Matteo Olivi (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 2015
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 283
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book presents the state of the art in the use of laser in restorative dentistry. After discussion of relevant background, basic physics and laser types, the full range of clinical applications is covered with the aid of more than 600 clinical photographs, charts, and tables. In addition to conventional indications, newer operative procedures that reliably yield favorable outcomes are carefully described step by step. The authors’ own research findings and clinical cases are included in the book, which also provides a complete, up-to-date review of the international literature on laser adhesive dentistry.

Lasers in Restorative Dentistry will be a valuable guide for general dentists who use the laser in their daily practice and are seeking advice on how to improve the quality of their work. If you are a new, experienced, or even advanced laser user, this book will be an exceptionally useful resource. Enjoy delving into the wonderful world of laser dentistry!

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Structure and Ultrastructure of the Hard Tissue of the Human Teeth....Pages 3-22
Restorative Dentistry....Pages 23-36
Front Matter....Pages 37-37
Physics of Laser....Pages 39-50
Laser–Hard Tissue Interaction....Pages 51-85
Adhesion and Erbium-Lased Enamel and Dentin....Pages 87-107
Front Matter....Pages 109-109
Laser Applications for Caries Diagnosis and Prevention....Pages 111-139
Laser Application for Restorative Dentistry....Pages 141-222
Laser Applications for Vital Pulp Therapy....Pages 223-247
Laser Application for Dental Bleaching/Whitening....Pages 249-268
Back Matter....Pages 269-274

✦ Subjects

Dentistry