Lasers in Endodontics Scientific Background and Clinical Application
This book offers up-to-date information on all aspects of the use of lasers in endodontics, focusing especially on the various laser applications, including primary and permanent root canal therapies, retreatments, apical surgery, and pulp therapy. Every
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Lasers in Endodontics
Giovanni Olivi • Roeland De Moor Enrico DiVito Editors
Lasers in Endodontics Scientific Background and Clinical Applications
Editors Giovanni Olivi InLaser Rome Advanced Center for Esthetic and Laser Dentistry Rome Italy
Enrico DiVito Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health Mesa Arizona USA
Roeland De Moor Restorative Dentistry and Endodontology Ghent University Ghent Belgium
ISBN 978-3-319-19326-7 ISBN 978-3-319-19327-4 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-19327-4
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Foreword I
There has been a volcanic eruption of endodontic technology over the past 30 years. This renaissance began in the early 1980s with the introduction of the dental operating microscope, continued with the development of NiTi shaping files, and was followed by the debut of a remarkable biocompatible material, MTA. More recently, the transformation has continued with the advent of CBCT for improved diagnostics, minimally invasive technologies that promote the maximum preservation of tooth structure, and breakthrough methods for 3D disinfecting root canal systems, a term first coined by Professor Herbert Schilder. In conjunction with better-trained general dentists and specialists alike, these unprecedented advancements have sparked an endodontic awakening that predictably successful endodontics is not only possible, but, with desire, is readily attainable, and the naturally retained root is the ultimate dental implant. To this end, it is a pleasure and honor for me to write the Foreword for this textbook, Laser Applications in Endodontics. The authors, Drs. Giovanni Olivi, Enrico DiVito, and Roeland De Moor, as well as their impressive con
