Atlas of Current Oral Laser SurgeryThe CO2 laser beam was introduced in oral laser surgery in 1980, and it revolutionized the field. Its effects on oral soft tissues offer many advantages: bloodless surgery, decontamination of the surgical site by heat generated, no need for suturing healthy patients, simplicity of use, and perfect control of the removed tissues. In addition, using the CO2 laser beam improves the tissue quality of the healed area due to collagen secretion induced by the tissular beam action, and has a bio-modulation effect on irradiated tissues. This atlas will examine and discuss some procedures common in different fields of current oral surgery. First, we present an introduction to laser physics, as well as guidelines for proper clinical protocol. Then, we examine how the laser beam can be useful to practitioners in different specialties, such as periodontics, endodontics, orthodontics, implantology, pre-prosthetic surgery, and oral soft tissues diseases treatments. Over 200 full-color photographs accompany step-by-step surgical procedures including frenectomy, removal of infected tumors, ablation of benign tumors, gingivectomy, treatment of vascular lesions, treatment of hyperkeratosis, and vestibular deepening. Finally, we engage in a round table discussion with some of the best international experts in the field of oral surgery. |
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Contents
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CLINICAL PROTOCOL | 25 |
HYPERKERATOSIS PRECANCEROUS LESIONS | 67 |
VASCULAR LESIONS ANGIOMAS | 81 |
PROSTHETIC SURGERY | 99 |
ORTHODONTIC SURGERY | 121 |
PERIODONTAL SURGERY | 139 |
IMPLANTOLOGY | 173 |
ORAL AESTHETIC SURGERY | 181 |
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION WITH INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS | 191 |
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ablation adapted oral hygiene adapted tool analgesic anesthesia was given biopsy bleeding bone carbonization was removed cittern Clinical CO2 laser CO2laser Continuous or super-pulsed Crown lengthening defocus Focus mode denture disinfecting mouth rinse distal energy Etiology excised tumor fibrins Fibroma fibrous Focus mode mode frenectomy frenulum gingival hyperplasia gingival re-contouring gingival receding gingivectomy Gingivoplasty gum healing healed gum healing was satisfactory Hemangioma histo-pathological examination hyperplasic gum hyperplasic tissues infection John FRAME labial laser beam Laser irradiation conditions laser surgery lesion Leukoplakia lichen planus local anesthesia maxillary mouth rinse solution Mucocele mucosa need for suturing non-contact mode oral hygiene oral laser surgery orthodontic treatment patient periodontal post-operative period prosthetic pulse duration relined Removal by excision sent for histo-pathological soft tissues solution was prescribed solution were prescribed super-pulsed mode Output surgical suture teeth tumor tumor was sent vaporization View Watts power Focus wavelength weeks after surgery weeks of post-op wound