Nazemisalman Bahareh, Farsadeghi Mahya, Sokhansanj Mehdi
Department of Pediatrics, School of Dentistry, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.
School of Dentistry, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.
J Lasers Med Sci. 2015 Summer;6(3):96-101. doi: 10.15171/jlms.2015.01. Epub 2015 Jun 28.
Laser technology has been recently introduced into the dental field with the idea to replace drilling. Having a less painful first dental experience by the use of modern instruments like laser can be an efficient preventive and therapeutic strategy in pediatric dentistry. Pedodontists need to learn the new less invasive technologies and adopt them in their routine practice. This study aimed to review the available types of lasers and their applications in pediatric dentistry. An electronic search was carried out in IranMedex, InterScience, Scopus, Science Direct, PubMed, ProQuest, Medline and Google Scholar databases to find relevant articles published from 2000 to 2014. Relevant textbooks were reviewed as well. Laser can be used as a suitable alternative to many conventional diagnostic and therapeutic dental procedures. It is especially efficient for caries detection and removal, pulp therapy, lowering the risk of infection, inflammation and swelling and reducing bleeding. On the other hand, due to minimal invasion, laser treatment is well tolerated by children. Improved patient cooperation leads to higher satisfaction of the parents, dentists and the children themselves.
激光技术最近已被引入牙科领域，旨在取代钻孔。通过使用激光等现代仪器，让儿童首次看牙时的疼痛感减轻，这在儿童牙科中可能是一种有效的预防和治疗策略。儿童牙医需要学习这些新的微创技术，并将其应用于日常实践中。本研究旨在综述现有的激光类型及其在儿童牙科中的应用。在伊朗医学数据库、InterScience、Scopus、科学Direct、PubMed、ProQuest、Medline和谷歌学术数据库中进行了电子检索，以查找2000年至2014年发表的相关文章。同时也查阅了相关教科书。激光可作为许多传统牙科诊断和治疗程序的合适替代方法。它在龋齿检测和去除、牙髓治疗、降低感染、炎症和肿胀风险以及减少出血方面特别有效。另一方面，由于侵入性极小，激光治疗很受儿童耐受。患者合作的改善导致家长、牙医和儿童自身的满意度提高。
