Published in:
01-03-2018 | Original Article
Rationale for using a double-wavelength (940 nm + 2780 nm) laser in endodontics: literature overview and proof-of-concept
Authors:
Miguel R. Martins, Rene Franzen, Frederick Depraet, Norbert Gutknecht
Published in:
Lasers in Dental Science
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Issue 1/2018
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Abstract
Aim
The goal of endodontic research is to report interventions, techniques or protocols that are most likely to deliver the outcomes that are of most interest to both clinicians and patients. The development of a double-wavelength laser delivered concomitantly and through the same radial firing tip (RFT) may provide a unique combination of beneficial properties that may clinically surpass all previously reported laser-assisted protocols. The aim is to present a rational literature overview that could support the adoption of simultaneous use 2780 and 940 nm wavelengths for smear layer removal and disinfection respectively.
Methods
In order to provide relevant clinical data, two distinct clinical cases of relatively high endodontic complexity are reported with 1-year follow-up.
Results
The results of both clinical cases show the immediate remission of symptoms, absence of clinical complications and complete radiographic healing.
Conlusions
Together with the available amount of literature that could support the effectiveness of these two wavelengths to remove SL and to achieve deep dentin disinfection, it is possible to expect that this innovative combination of lasers delivered by RFT may be of high clinical relevance in the near future.