Please activate JavaScript!
Please install Adobe Flash Player, click here for download
ePaper created 2017-01-04, 09:21:41 | version 1.38.0
| industry 26 laser 4 2016 An all-rounder with three wavelengths Efficient treatment with a new diode laser Author: Dr Talat Qadri, Sweden One dental laser, three diodes, more than 20 indications Diode lasers have long been established in den- tistry.Thanksinparttotheirbroadindicationspec- trum, they are considered dental “all-rounders.” In the following article, Dr. Talat Qadri (Enköping, Sweden), explains why he is convinced of the diode laser technology. As Doctor in Odontology in Laser and Periodontology, he holds his own clinic and is a lecturer at the Karolinska Institute for Laser Den- tistry; therefore, he is very familiar with the tech- nology that has been in use since 1990 for treating periodontitis and peri-implantitis, during surgery, for germ reduction in endodontics, as soft laser therapy and even for treating herpes simplex. Fur- thermore, Dr. Qadri will talk about the advantages of using the new SIROLaser Blue for patients and users. In my specialisation—periodontology and peri- implantitis—daily adjuvant use of a diode laser has become an essential tool for treating patients in a contemporary manner. Even though applications couldbereplacedbyconventionaldentaltreatments, the use of laser therapy ensures the following can mostly be conducted: – – Faster healing after surgery and extraction. – – Lesspainforpatientsbutsimultaneouslylessneed for anesthesia. – – Generally no need for sutures following surgery. – – Swelling and the post-operative intake of analge- sics are rare. Having actively followed the development of this technology for almost 30 years, I have an abundance of experience in the use of dental lasers. Diode lasers have proved particularly successful in dentistry be- cause they cover the widest treatment spectrum and Figs. 1a & b: The clinical situation and dental X-ray show, amongst others, the remains of the root of tooth 12. Fig. 2: The clinical situation following extraction of the root remains of tooth 12 prior to treatment with the SIROLaser Blue. Figs. 3 & 4: The clinical situation after use of the SIROLaser Blue (Fig. 5) with the red diode, wave- length: 660 nm, 8 mm probe/6 J Lasing was conducted at 2 J buccally and lingually in contact mode, occlu- sal at a distance of approx. 0.5 cm at 100 mW with an 8 mm probe for 20 seconds on each side. Fig. 1a Fig. 2 Fig. 1b Fig. 3 Fig. 4 42016