Publications & Resources

Advanced Proficiency Suggested Texts and Reading Materials

Text Books & Journals

The Journal of Laser Dentistry.
Donald J. Coluzzi, editor, Academy of Laser Dentistry, Coral Springs, FL
Academy of Laser Dentistry
3300 University Drive Suite 704
Coral Springs, FL 33065
Telephone: 954-346-3776
Email: laserexec@laserdentistry.org
www.laserdentistry.org

Atlas of Laser Applications in Dentistry
Coluzzi DJ, Convissar RA. 2007 Quintessence. Hanover Park, IL.
Quintessence Publishing Co. Inc.
4350 Chandler Drive
Hanover Park, IL 60133
Telephone: 800-621-0387 or 630-682-3223
Fax: 630-682-3288
www.quintpub.com

Dental Applications of Advanced Lasers 2007 Edition
Jeffrey G. Manni
JGM Associates, Inc 6 New England Executive Park, Suite 400
Burlington, MA 01803
Telephone: 781-272-6692
Fax: 781-221-7154
www.jgma-inc.com

Dental Clinics of North America, Issue: October 2004, Vol. 48 # 4
Lasers in Clinical Dentistry. Coluzzi D, Convissar R, Editors.
W. B. Saunders Publishing Co.
625 Walnut Street, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Telephone: 800-654-2452
www.us.elsevierhealth.com

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery (formerly titled Journal of Clinical Laser
Medicine and Surgery)
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.,
2 Madison Avenue, Larchmont, NY 10538
Telephone: 800-M-LIEBERT or 914-834-3100
Fax: 914-834-1388
www.liebertpub.com

Lasers in Dentistry Miserendino LJ, Pick RM. 1995 Quintessence. Hanover Park, IL
Quintessence Publishing Co. Inc.
4350 Chandler Drive
Hanover Park, IL 60133
Telephone 800-621-0387 or 630-682-3223 Fax 630-682-3288,
www.quintpub.com

Lasers in Dentistry, Parker, S.
British Dental Association
64 Wimpole Street
London W1G 8YS
United Kingdom

Oral Laser Application Moritz, A. 2006 Quintessence. Hanover Park, IL
Quintessence Publishing Co. Inc.
4350 Chandler Drive
Hanover Park, IL 60133
Telephone: 800-621-0387 or 630-682-3223
Fax: 630-682-3288
www.quintpub.com

Journal of Oral Laser Applications
Quintessence Publishing Co. Inc.
4350 Chandler Drive
Hanover Park, IL 60133
Telephone: 800-621-0387 or 630-682-3223
Fax 630-682-3288
www.quintpub.com

Laser Therapy: Clinical Practice and Scientific Background
Jan Tunér and Lars Hode Grängesberg, Sweden: Prima Books, 2002
Prima Books, Spjutvägen 11, 772 32 Grängesberg, Sweden
Fax: +46-240 23037
http://www.prima-books.com

DVDs and Videos

Joyco Productions
8795 Ralston Rd., Suite 113 Arvada, Colorado 80002
Telephone: 303-421-0093
Fax: 303-403-9112
Email: jmmedia8795@qwest.net

Additional References

Laser Institute of America
13501 Ingenuity Drive, Suite 128
Orlando, FL 32826
Telephone: 407-380-1553
Fax: 407-380-5588
www.laserinstitute.org

The following references are available from the Laser Institute of America:

0. American National Standard for Safe Use of Lasers. ANSI Z136.1-1993. Orlando, Florida: The Laser Institute of America, 1993.
0. American National Standard for the Safe Use of Lasers in Health Care Facilities. ANSI Z136.3-2007. Orlando, Florida: The Laser Institute of America, 1996.
0. Ball K. Lasers: The Perioperative Challenge. (2nd ed.) St. Louis: The C.V. Mosby Company, 1995. ISBN 0-8151-0524-X.
0. Smith JF, ed. Laser Safety Guide. (9th ed.) Orlando, Florida: Laser Institute of America, 1995.
0. U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Guidelines for Laser Safety and Hazard Assessment. OSHA Instruction PUB 8-1.7. Washington, D.C., August 5, 1991.

References for Comparison of Modalities and Wavelengths

Laser versus scapel: Faster Better

0. Carruth JAS. Resection of the tongue with the carbon dioxide laser. J Laryngol Otolaryngol 1982;96:529-543.
0. Hall RR, et al. A carbon dioxide surgical laser. Ann Royal Coll Surg Eng 1971; 48:181-188.
0. Fisher SE, et al. A comparative histological study of wound healing following CO2 laser and conventional surgical excision of canine buccal mucosa. Arch Oral Biol 1983; 28(4): 287-291.
0. Luomanen M, et al. Extracellular matrix in healing CO2 laser incision wound. J Oral Pathol 1987; 16:322-321.
0. Kaminer R, et al. Bacteremia following laser and conventional surgery in hamsters. J Oral Maxillofacial Surg 1990; 48(1):45-48.
0. White JM, et al. Use of the pulsed Nd:YAG laser for intraoral soft tissue surgery. Lasers Surg Med 1991; 11(5):455-461.

Laser versus scapel: Slower

0. Pogrel MA, at al. A comparison of carbon dioxide laser, liquid nitrogen cryosurgery and scapel wounds in healing. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol 1990;69:269-273.
0. Luomanen M. A comparative study of healing of laser and scapel incision wounds in rat oral mucosa. Scand J Dent Res 1987;95:65-73.
0. Pick RM, et al. Comparative wound healing of the scapel, Nd:YAG laser,and
   electrosurgery in oral mucosa. Inov Technologie Biologie Med 1990; 11:116-121.

Laser versus scapel: equivalent

0. Rossman JA. Lasers in periodontics. A position paper by the American Academy of Periodontology. J. Periodontol 2002; 73:1231-1239.
0. Cobb, CM. Lasers in periodontics: a review of the literature. J Periodontol. 2006 Apr;77(4):545-64.

Fundamentals of Dental Lasers

0. Niemz MH. Laser-tissue interaction. Fundamentals and applications. 3rd enlarged ed. Berlin, Germany: Springer, 2007:45-46.
0. Russel AD. Lethal effects of heat on bacterial physiology and structure. Sci Prog 2003;86:115-37.
0. Knappe V, Frank F, Rohde E. Principles of lasers and biophotonic effects. Photomed Laser Surg 2004;22(5):411-417.
0. Joffe SN. Lasers in medicine. In: Driggers RG, editor. Encyclopedia of optical engineering, volume 2. New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc., 2003:1045-1056.
0. Springer TA, Welch AJ. Temperature control during tissue welding. Appl Optics 1993;32(4):517-525.
0. McKenzie AL. Physics of thermal processes in laser-tissue interaction. Phys Med Biol 1990;35( 9):1175-1209.
0. Miserendino LJ, Levy G, Miserendino CA. Laser interaction with biologic tissues. Chapter 3 in: Miserendino LJ, Pick RM, editors. Lasers in dentistry. Chicago: Quintessence Publishing Co., Inc., 1995:39-55.
0. Coluzzi DJ. Fundamentals of Lasers in Dentistry. J Laser Dent 2008; 16(Spec. Issue):4-10.
0. Seka W, Rechmann P, Featherstone JDB, Fried D. Laser ablation of dental hard tissue. J Laser Dent 2007;15(2):61-72.
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0. Sweeney C, et al. Laser safety in dentistry: a position paper. Laser safety committee, Academy of Laser Dentistry. J Laser Dent 2009;17(1):39-49.

Articles about Different Wavelengths

0. White JM, et al. Nd:YAG and CO2 laser therapy of oral mucosal lesions. J Cin Med Surg 1998; 16(6): 299-304.
0. Romanos G, Nentwig G. Diode laser (980 nm) in oral and maxillofacial surgical
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0. White JM, et al. Laser interaction with dental soft tissues: what do we know from our
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0. Rechmann P, Goldin DS, Hennig T. Er:YAG lasers in dentistry: An overview. In: Featherstone JDB, Rechmann P, Fried DS., editors. Lasers in dentistry IV, January 25-26, 1998, San Jose, Calif. Proc. SPIE 3248. Bellingham, Wash.: SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 1998:2-13.
0. Adrian JC, Gross A. A new method of sterilization: the carbon dioxide laser. J Oral Pathol 1979: 8: 60–61.
0. Schultz RJ, et al. Bactericidal effects of the neodymium:YAG laser: in vitro study. Lasers Surg Med 1986: 6: 445–448.
0. Ando Y, Aoki A, Watanabe H, Ishikawa I. Bactericidal effect of erbium YAG laser on periodontopathic bacteria. Lasers Surg Med 1996: 19: 190–200.
0. Moritz A, Schoop U, Goharkhay K, Schauer P, Doertbudak O, Wernisch J, Sperr W. Treatment of periodontal pockets with a diode laser. Lasers Surg Med 1998: 22: 302–311.
0. Pick RM, Pecaro BC. Use of the CO2 laser in soft tissue dental surgery. Lasers Surg Med 1987;7(2):207-213.
0. White JM, et al. Photothermal laser effects on intraoral soft tissue in vitro. J Dent Res 1992;70:221, abstract 925.
0. Romanos GE. Clinical applications of the Nd:YAG laser in oral soft tissue surgery and periodontology. J Clin Laser Med Surg 1994;12(2):103-108.
0. Watanabe H, et al. Clinical assessments of the erbium:YAG laser for soft tissue surgery and scaling. J Clin Laser Med Surg 1996; 14:67-75.
0. Luomanen M, et al. Extracellular matrix in healing CO2 laser incision wound. J Oral Pathol 1987; 16:322-321.
0. White JM, et al. Use of the pulsed Nd:YAG laser for intraoral soft tissue surgery. Lasers Surg Med 1991; 11(5):455-461.
0. Strauss RA, et al. A comparison of postoperative pain parameters between CO2 Laser and scalpel biopsies. J Oral Laser Applications 2006;6:39-42.
0. Arcoria CJ, Steele RE, Vitasek BA, Wagner MJ. Effects of coaxial CO2/Nd:YAG irradiation on periodontal wound healing. Lasers Surg Med 1992;12:401-409.
0. Rossman JA. Lasers in periodontics. A position paper by the American Academy of Periodontology. J. Periodontol 2002; 73:1231-1239.
0. Tuner J, Hode L. Laser therapy: clinical practice and scientific background. Grangesberg, Sweden: Prima Books, 2002.
0. Ross G, Ross A. Low level lasers in dentistry. Gen Dent. 2008; 56: 629-634.
0. Bass LS, Treat MR. Laser tissue welding—a comprehensive review of current and future clinical applications. Laser Surg Med 1995; 17(4):315-349.
0. Haytac M, Ozcelik O. Evaluations of patient perceptions after frenectomy operations: a comparison of carbon dioxide laser and scalpel techniques. J Periodontol 2006;77(11):1815-1819
0. Aoki A, et al. Lasers in non-surgical periodontal therapy. Periodontology 2000, Vol. 36, 2004, 59-97.
0. Aoki A, Mizutani K, Takasaki AA, et al. Current status of clinical laser applications in periodontal therapy. Gen Dent 2008;56:674-87.
0. Spitz SD. Lasers in prosthodontics: clinical realities of a dental laser in a prosthodontic practice. Alpha Omegan 2008;101(4):188-194
0. Christensen GJ. Soft tissue cutting with lasers versus electrosurgery. J Am Dent Assoc 2008 139(7):981-984.
0. Weiner GP. Laser dentistry practice management. Dent Clin N Am 2004 48(4): 1105-1126.
0. Borrajo JL, et al. Diode laser (980nm) as adjunct to scaling and root planning. Photomed Laser Surg 2004; 22(6): 509-12.
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0. Neill ME, et al. Clinical efficacy of the Nd:YAG laser for combination periodontitis therapy. Pract Periodont Aesthet Dent 1997;9(suppl) 1-5.
0. Raffetto N, Gutierrez T. Lasers in periodontal therapy, a five-year retrospective. J Calif Dent Hyg Assoc 2001; 16:17-20.
0. Miyazaki A, et al. Effects of Nd:YAG and CO2 laser treatment and ultrasonic scaling on periodontal pockets of chronic periodontitis. J Periodontol 2003; 74(2):175-180.
0. Crespi R, et al. Effects of Er:YAG Laser Compared to Ultrasonic Scaler in Periodontal Treatment: A 2-Year Follow-Up Split-Mouth Clinical Study. J Periodontol 2007; 78(7): 1195-1200
0. Schwarz F, et al. Periodontal treatment with an Er:YAG laser or scaling and root planing. A 2-year follow-up split-mouth study. J Periodontol 2003;74:590–596.
0. Ting CC, et al. Effects of Er,Cr:YSGG Laser Irradiation on the Root Surface: Morphologic Analysis and Efficiency of Calculus Removal. J Periodontol 2007; 78(11):2156-2164.
0. Kreisler M, et al. Effect of Nd:YAG, Ho:YAG, Er:YAG, CO2 and GaAlAs laser irradiation on surface properties of endosseous dental implants. Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants 2002; 17:202-211.
0. Bach G, et al. Coventional versus laser-assisted (diode) therapy of periimplantitis: a five year comparative study. Implant Dent 2000; 9(3):247-251.
0. Kato T, et al. Bacterial efficacy of carbon dioxide laser against bacteria-contaminated titanium implant and subsequent cellular adhesion to irradiated area. Lasers Surg Med 1998; 23(5): 290-309.
0. Parker S. The use of laser energy in implantology. J Laser Dent 2008; 16(3):117-125.

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