Theodore maiman in 1960 invented the ruby laser, since then lasers technology has holded the attention in dental practice and has revolutionised dental treatment. Lasers have been used in initial periodontal therapy, surgery, and also in implant treatment. Lasers have various periodontal applications including calculus removal; for removal of the pocket epithelium; soft tissue excision, incisio...

1Multidisciplinary Department of Medical-Surgical and Dental Specialties, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy 2Department of Chemistry, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy 3Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy 4Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Dental School, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy 5Department of Surgery, Microsurgery and Medical Sciences, De...

OBJECTIVE To determine how early musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) develop in dental professionals and to explore the potential differences among distinct dental specialties. MATERIAL AND METHODS 271 dental postgraduates majoring in five dental specialties were recruited, i.e., orthodontics, prosthodontics, endodontics, periodontics and alveolar surgery. 254 age-matched non-dental postgraduate...

As dental implants have become an established treatment, their application to aggressive cases with insufficient quantity and quality of bone has increased. To perform safe and precise surgery, overcoming these difficulties, computer-assisted systems have been developed (Jabero et al., 2006). There are two major classes of these systems, that is, a computer-guided (static) system (Schneider et ...

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is increasingly being accepted as a beneficial adjunct to diverse clinical conditions. Non-healing ulcers, chronic wounds and refractory osteomyelitis are a few conditions for which HBOT has been extensively tried out. The dental surgeon has also found a good ally in HBOT in managing dental conditions. Between the year 1999 2002, 11 dental cases were referred to...

1 (Assistant Professor, Department of Dentistry, Era's Lucknow Medical College, Lucknow, India) 2 (Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Uttaranchal Dental & Medical Research Institute, Dehradun, India) 3 (Senior Lecturer, Department of Periodontics, Saraswati Dental College & Hospital, Lucknow, India) 4 (Lecturer, Uttaranchal Dental & Medical Research Institute, Dehradun...

1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, SGT Dental College, Hospital and Research Centre, Gurgaon, Haryana, India. 2Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Dasmesh Institute of Research and Dental Sciences, Faridkot, Punjab, India. 3Medical Officer, PHC Gopalpur, Block Kalo Majra, Patiala, Punjab, India. 4Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, SGT Dental College, Hospital and ...

Bina Kashyap1* and Sridhar Reddy P2 1Department of Oral Pathology, Buraydah Private Dental College, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia 2Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Buraydah Private Dental College, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia *Corresponding author: Kashyap B, Associate Professor Department of Oral Pathology, Buraydah Private Dental College, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia, Tel: 966 504663028, E-mail: bina...

PATHOGENESIS OF KERATOCYSTIC ODONTOGENIC TUMOR-A REVIEW Sunayana Tandon, 1 Khushboo Phull, 2 Piyush Tandon Reader, 1 Senior Lecturer, 2 Reader, 1. Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College & Research Center, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh 2. Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College & Research Center, Moradabad, Uttar Prades...