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Laser in Implantology

A special issue of Dentistry Journal (ISSN 2304-6767). This special issue belongs to the section "Lasers in Dentistry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 September 2020) | Viewed by 7769

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Josep Arnabat-Domínguez

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Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08907 Barcelona, Spain
Interests: lasers in dentistry; photobiomodulation; oral surgery; implantology; prosthesis; endodontics; dental anesthesia
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Prof. Dr. Umberto Romeo

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Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy
Interests: oral pathology; oral medicine; oral cancer; oral surgery; laser
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Implantology is one of the specialties of the dental field that has grown especially in recent decades. Since Pi Branemark began his research in osseointegration, up until today, there have been many different studies and investigations in this field. Every day, different and new techniques and technologies are being used in order to increase the efficiency, safety, comfort of the patient, and longevity of dental implants. Nowadays, lasers are an example of these new technologies that are associated with implants. There are different types of lasers, such as surgical lasers and photobiomodulation LLLT lasers, which are being used for different applications in implantology. Lasers with different wavelengths have been used in implantology, and have shown good results. However, more research and clinical studies are needed in order to be able to have the scientific evidence needed so that these treatments can be used for routine therapy.

In the last few years, different applications of lasers in implantology have arisen, for example, in the peri-implant bone bed perforation, the discovery of implants in the second stage, the treatment of fibrous hyperplasias around the implants, peri-implant surface decontamination, peri-implant treatment, photobiomodulation in both implants and bone regeneration materials, and so on. It is for all of these reasons that we believe that this Special Issue of the Dentistry journal can be a great opportunity to show the great work done by the different research teams in the fields of lasers and dental implantology.

I would like to encourage researchers and clinicians to present their clinical studies, either in vitro or ex vivo, and of course clinical cases, to be published in this prestigious journal.

Prof. Josep Arnabat-Domínguez
Prof. Umberto Romeo
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • Laser
  • Laser-assisted implant therapy
  • Dental implants
  • Bone perforation
  • Preparation surgical site
  • Implant bed preparation
  • Osteotomy
  • Thermal increment
  • Thermal damage
  • Osseointegration
  • Bone regeneration
  • Mucositis
  • Peri-implant
  • Wavelength
  • Er:YAG
  • Er,Cr:YSGG
  • CO2
  • Diode
  • Nd:YAG
  • Wavelength
  • Complications
  • Decontamination
  • Bactericidal effect
  • Osteotomy
  • Lateral window sinus lift
  • Uncovering implants
  • Second stage surgery
  • Photobiomodulation
  • Implant surface
  • Implant surface modification
  • Photodynamic therapy
  • PDT
  • Osteoblast attachment
  • Laser modified titanium surfaces
  • Laser microtextured titanium surfaces
  • Implant biofilm

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Effect of an Er,Cr:YSGG Laser on the Surface of Implants: A Descriptive Comparative Study of 3 Different Tips and Pulse Energies
by Ehsan Chegeni, Antonio España-Tost, Rui Figueiredo, Eduard Valmaseda-Castellón and Josep Arnabat-Domínguez
Dent. J. 2020, 8(4), 109; https://doi.org/10.3390/dj8040109 - 30 Sep 2020
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Peri-implant diseases are one of the main complications of dental implants. There are no well-established guidelines regarding laser parameters for implant decontamination. The aim was to compare two different settings of irradiation of the Er,Cr:YSGG laser on dental implants regarding surface alterations and [...] Read more.
Peri-implant diseases are one of the main complications of dental implants. There are no well-established guidelines regarding laser parameters for implant decontamination. The aim was to compare two different settings of irradiation of the Er,Cr:YSGG laser on dental implants regarding surface alterations and determine the best settings for less damage on the surface. An in vitro study was performed and 30 areas of dental implants were irradiated with two different regimes of energy per pulse 50 and 84 mJ (1.5 W/30 Hz and 2.5 W/30 Hz). A total of 30 sites of implants were irradiated with three different tips (10 surfaces per tip): conical (RTF3-17 mm), side firing (SFT8-18 mm) and cylindrical (MGG6-6 mm). The following descriptive classification on surface damage was employed: no damage (class A), minimal effects (class B), metal fall with melting (class C), and destruction with carbonization (class D). The assessment was made through a descriptive scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis. Side firing and conical tips at 50 mJ were classified as class A. Side firing at 84 mJ and cylindrical tips 50 mJ and 84 mJ were classified as class B. Finally, class C defects were found in the areas where the conical tip was used at 84 mJ. Side firing and conical tips at 50 mJ do not seem to damage the implant surface. Full article
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Q-Switch Nd:YAG Laser-Assisted Decontamination of Implant Surface
by Melanie Namour, Marwan El Mobadder, Delphine Magnin, André Peremans, Tim Verspecht, Wim Teughels, Laurent Lamard, Samir Nammour and Eric Rompen
Dent. J. 2019, 7(4), 99; https://doi.org/10.3390/dj7040099 - 1 Oct 2019
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Peri-implantitis (PI) is an inflammatory disease of peri-implant tissues, it represents the most frequent complication of dental implants. Evidence revealed that microorganisms play the chief role in causing PI. The purpose of our study is to evaluate the cleaning of contaminated dental implant [...] Read more.
Peri-implantitis (PI) is an inflammatory disease of peri-implant tissues, it represents the most frequent complication of dental implants. Evidence revealed that microorganisms play the chief role in causing PI. The purpose of our study is to evaluate the cleaning of contaminated dental implant surfaces by means of the Q-switch Nd:YAG (Neodymium-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet) laser and an increase in temperature at lased implant surfaces during the cleaning process. Seventy-eight implants (titanium grade 4) were used (Euroteknika, Sallanches, France). Thirty-six sterile implants and forty-two contaminated implants were collected from failed clinical implants for different reasons, independent from the study. Thirty-six contaminated implants were partially irradiated by Q-switch Nd:YAG laser (1064 nm). Six other contaminated implants were used for temperature rise evaluation. All laser irradiations were calibrated by means of a powermetter in order to evaluate the effective delivered energy. The irradiation conditions delivered per pulse on the target were effectively: energy density per pulse of 0.597 J/cm2, pick powers density of 56 mW/cm2, 270 mW per pulse with a spot diameter of 2.4 mm, and with repetition rate of 10 Hz for pulse duration of 6 ns. Irradiation was performed during a total time of 2 s in a non-contact mode at a distance of 0.5 mm from implant surfaces. The parameters were chosen according to the results of a theoretical modeling calculation of the Nd:YAG laser fluency on implant surface. Evaluation of contaminants removal showed that the cleaning of the irradiated implant surfaces was statistically similar to those of sterile implants (p-value ≤ 0.05). SEM analysis confirmed that our parameters did not alter the lased surfaces. The increase in temperature generated at lased implant surfaces during cleaning was below 1 °C. According to our findings, Q-switch Nd:YAG laser with short pulse duration in nanoseconds is able to significantly clean contaminated implant surfaces. Irradiation parameters used in our study can be considered safe for periodontal tissue. Full article
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