Laser Endo
The existing anatomy can easily be followed, and there is no need to enlarge the canal any more than necessary.
Result:
ErCr:YSGG laser appears to be capable of root canal access, cleaning and shaping, endodontic surgery, and effective in the elimination of microorganisms.
- Pain jokes no laughing matter to root canal specialists. Press release. American Association of Endodontists. March 29, 2000.
- Rizoiu, I. Kohanghadosh, F., Kimmel, Al.Eversole, LR. Pulpal thermal responses to an Er,Cr:YSGG pulsed laser hydrokinetic system.Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2000.
Conclusion:
- Lopez-Marcos JF. Aetiology, classification and pathogenesis of pulp and periapical disease. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2004;9(supplement): 58-62.
- Nair PN. Pathogenesis of apical periodontitis and the causes of endodontic failures. Crit Rev Oral Biol Med 2004;15(6):348-81.
- Nair PN, Sjogren U, Krey G, Kahnberg KE, Sundqvist G. Intraradicular bacteria and fungi in root-filled, asymptomatic human
- Sundqvist G, Johansson E, Sjogren U. Prevalence of black-pigmented acteroides species in root canal infections. J Endod 1989;15(1):13-9.