news news Left: The Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre opened its doors for another edition of the show. Right: today Show Dailies provide comprehensive coverage of major dental events around the world. Copies of the newspaper can be picked up in the main foyer. 1 expected at the annual event, themed “Education and Innovation Transfer”. The conference and exhibition runs until Thursday, 6 February, and features a number of intensive scien- tifi c activities, including pre-confer- ences, hands-on workshops, competi- tions, poster presentations and lec- tures. With its extensive programme, AEEDC 2020 provides opportunities for visitors to take new knowledge back to their practices and engage with their peers on an intellectual and business level. In order to meet the high expec- tations of the industry, the AEEDC Dubai 2020 exhibition offers the biggest brands and companies in the dental industry an ideal opportunity to showcase their newest dental inno- vations and technologies, while also giving trade visitors, exhibitors and top dental practitioners from many countries and continents a one-stop platform for expanding their busi- nesses and seeking potential collabo- ration opportunities. Over the course of three days, internationally promi- nent companies and thriving local businesses will be showcasing their latest products and services at the event, which has become one of the largest in dental technology. According to the organiser, INDEX Conferences and Exhibitions, “the AEEDC Dubai 2020 exhibition is the gateway to the emerging and far-reaching dental market in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia region”. In addition to experiencing the latest dental developments on-site, participants can earn continuing edu- cation credits. Aimed at enriching the knowledge of all attendees, AEEDC Dubai presents a rich, diverse confer- ence programme covering a number of distinct areas of dentistry, such as aesthetic dentistry, oral pathology, oral medicine, dental anaesthesiol- ogy, temporomandibular joint dys- function, laser dentistry, prosthodon- tics, paediatric dentistry, emergency dentistry, oral and maxillofacial sur- gery, and digital dentistry. Commenting on the educational programme, AEEDC scientifi c chair- man Dr Nasser al-Malik said: “As part of our efforts in the scientifi c committee, we have prepared an ex- citing conference programme keep- ing in mind all the recent advance- ments in oral healthcare while also addressing the newest digital fron- tiers and dental traumatology stand- ards. […] As always, we have endeav- oured to cover the mainstream trend- ing topics of the year 2020 in all the related facets of dental oral care, from surgery to restorative to dental hygiene and dental assistance and we certainly hope to keep all partici- pants busy with ten conference halls allocated for the transfer of world- class dental education. Moreover, the conference features the presence of 167 speakers who offer their insights on the most crucial topics in den- tistry and also includes 173 scientifi c sessions, 18 hands-on workshop courses and 210 poster presentations focusing on the latest advances in dentistry.” This year’s edition will host an- other session of AEEDC Dubai Stars. This feature, which was launched in 2019, includes a number of panel discussions in which key fi gures, celebrities and infl uencers from the dental industry will participate and share their views and stories. Another highlight of the varied programme is the AEEDC Student Competition, during which students in their last academic years will engage with their peers from other dental schools in a face-to-face com- petition. The main goal is to interact, exchange knowledge and expand horizons on various topics in den- tistry. Competing students will be challenged in a dental quiz on a range of subjects, including infection control, implantology and oral sur- gery. More information, and news about AEEDC Dubai 2020 and ex- hibiting companies can be found at www.dental-tribune.com and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ DentalTribuneInt. LECTURE HIGHLIGHT What? “Laser in dental aesthetic: Inno- vation in clinical use based upon scienti c evidence. Clinical cases” Who? Prof. Aldo Brugnera Jr, Brazil When? 6 February, 15:30–17:15 Where? WFLD 2020 Dubai Congress, Hall D The objective of this lecture is to demonstrate innovative uses of la- sers in aesthetic dentistry. Prof. Aldo Brugnera will present the new tips of the third-generation Er:YAG laser, which have the capacity to remove caries with the minimally invasive modes for dentine and enamel, and can be used for veneer debonding, soft-tissue plas- tic surgery and the treatment of peri- implantitis, as well as for a new tech- nique to close black triangles with laser therapy. This presentation will report a non-surgical treatment option for the recovery of the interdental papilla using an innovative technique called haemo-laser therapy (HLT) that stimu- lates papillary growth to permanently ll black triangles.1 Loss of gingival tissue, besides affecting the aesthetics of the smile, provokes phonetic and functional damage. Interproximal tissue recon- struction using surgical procedures has been reported in the literature in the form of subepithelial connective tissue 2 AEEDC Dubai 2020 · 5 & 6 February 2020 grafting, and restorative and ortho- dontic treatment. An in vitro preliminary study was carried out to demonstrate what occurs at the cellular level in HLT clinical cases associated with photo- biomodulation therapy (PBMT) using a 660 nm diode laser. This study demonstrated that the blood clot originating from the bleeding pro- voked in the gingival area is rich in mesenchymal stem cells. PBMT ena- bles preservation, viability and further differentiation, stimulating the return of gingival stem cells, which would support their survival and differen- tiation in the blood clot, thus favouring interdental papilla regeneration. The presenter will show similar clinical re- sults with the Er:YAG for HLT using a special tip in gentle mode for treatment to close black triangles. In conclusion, this new clinical application for lasers in dentistry has shown excellent results. ABOUT THE LECTURER Prof. Aldo Brugnera is considered a key opinion leader in the eld of laser dentistry. As the author of ve books, a contributing author to various chapters in other publications and the author of over 150 scienti c papers on the topic, as well as a senior editor of Photobiomodulation, Photomedicine, and Laser Surgery, he has established himself in the commu- nity and has delivered over 200 lectures all over the world. He is the president of the South American Division of the World Federation for Laser Dentistry. FURTHER READING Morford et al. designed a study to systematically investigate the ef cacy of an Er:YAG laser for veneer debonding, possibly without damage to the under- lying tooth and preservation of the ve- neer integrity.2 While the veneer ma- terials did not show any characteristic water absorption bands in the Fourier- transform infrared, the bonding cement showed a broad H2O/OH absorption band. The veneers transmitted between 11.5 per cent and 43.7 per cent of the incident Er:YAG energy; IPS e.max Press HT transmitted twice the energy that IPS Empress Esthetic did at comparable thicknesses. According to Shibli, 2018, sterili- sation and cleaning/decontamination of dental implant surfaces utilising high- and low-intensity laser therapy with the Er:YAG laser have also been performed.3 Laser irradiation not only removes the in ammatory soft tissue present around the peri-implant pocket, but also detox- i es the implant surface without dam- aging or altering the titanium surface or dental implant morphology, allowing a better stabilisation of the blood clot with or without the addition of bone grafting materials during guided bone regeneration. References 1. Zanin F, Moreira MS, Pedroni AC, Windlin M, Brugnera AP, Brugnera Júnior A, Marques MM. Hemolasertherapy: a novel procedure for gingi- val papilla regeneration—case report. Photomed Laser Surg. 2018 Apr;36(4):221–6. 2. Morford CK, Buu NC, Rechmann BM, Finzen FC, Sharma AB, Rechmann P. Er:YAG laser debond- ing of porcelain veneers. Lasers Surg Med. 2011 Dec;43(10):965–74. 3. Shibli JA. Is laser the best choice for the treat- ment of peri-implantitis? Photomed Laser Surg. 2018 Nov;36(11):569–70.