ISBN:
9780323812870
Copyright:
2023
Publication Date:
11-30-2022
Page Count:
352
Imprint:
Elsevier
List Price:
$165.99
Principles and Practice of Laser Dentistry - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card), 3rd Edition
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource - Access Card
ISBN:
9780323812870
Copyright:
2023
Publication Date:
11-30-2022
Page Count:
352
Imprint:
Elsevier
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Help your students master the use of lasers in dental practice! With vibrant, detailed images and easy-to-follow writing, Principles and Practice of Laser Dentistry, 3rd Edition describes how lasers work, how they interact with tissues, and how this knowledge may be applied to dental practice with a focus on technology, surgical techniques, and key steps in treatment. This edition includes an ebook free with each purchase of a print book, three new chapters, and new case histories and clinical tips. It contains everything your students need to know to build skills in the rapidly growing field of laser dentistry!
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- Authoritative information is written by experts from all areas of dentistry, including periodontics, orthodontics, prosthodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery, implants, endodontics, pediatric dentistry, cosmetic dentistry, and practice management.
- Revised case studies reflect treatment planning and the use of lasers in treating a variety of pathologies.
- Detailed photographs clearly illustrate preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative procedures.
- Guidelines to the use of lasers in procedures are validated with evidence-based, peer-reviewed literature.
- Revised Clinical Tips and Caution boxes highlight key information.
- Summary tables and boxes simplify essential information.
- Chapter on Introducing Lasers into the Dental Practice includes guidelines for investing in lasers.
- Glossary provides definitions of key laser terminology.
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- NEW! Chapters cover snoring and sleep apnea, photodynamic therapy, and infant tongue tie procedures.
- NEW! More clinical photos, equipment photos, and conceptual illustrations are included.
- NEW! eBook version is included with print purchase, allowing you to access all the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud.
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1. Einstein’s “Splendid Light”: Origins and Dental Applications
2. Laser Fundamentals
3. Laser-Assisted Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy
4. Minimally Invasive Surgical and Regenerative Laser Periodontics and Laser-Assisted Oral Medicine
5. Lasers in Implant Dentistry
6. Photodynamic Therapy in Management of Periodontitis and Periimplantitis
7. Lasers in Fixed Prosthetic and Cosmetic Reconstruction
8. Laser Bleaching: Tooth Whitening and Mucosal Depigmentation
9. Laser-Enhanced Removable Prosthetic Reconstruction
10. Use of Lasers for Minor Oral Surgery in General Practice
11. Lasers in Major Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
12. Lasers in Restorative Dentistry
13. Lasers in Pediatric Dentistry
14. Lasers in Neonatal Dentistry — Tongue-Tie and Lip-Tie Release
15. Lasers in Orthodontics
16. Lasers in Endodontics
17. Photobiomodulation Therapy in Clinical Dentistry
18. Noninvasive Outpatient Laser Therapy for Adult Snoring and Apnea
19. Introducing Lasers into the Dental Practice
20. Research in Laser Dentistry: Current and Novel Treatments and Theranostics -
Robert A. Convissar, DDS, FAGD, Director of Laser Dentistry, New York Hospital Queens, Private Practice, New York, NY
DDS, FAGD, Director, Laser Dentistry, New YorK Hospital Queens, Private Practce, New York, New York
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