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DENTAL LASERS

• Basic science
• Caries removal
• Laser sulcular debridement
• Laser antisepsis

BMC, Inc. provides research and regulatory support to dental laser manufacturers and independent consulting to dental professionals.

SUMMARY

Laser-Assisted New Attachment Procedure in Private Practice. Harris DM, RH Gregg, DK McCarthy, LE Colby, LV Tilt (2004). J Gen Dent 52(5):396-403. View

Therapeutic ratio quantifies laser antisepsis: Ablation of Porphyromonas gingivalis with dental lasers. Harris, DM and M Yessik (2004). Lasers Surg Med 35(3):206-213. View

Selective ablation of enamel caries with a pulsed Nd:YAG: I. Photoacoustic response and spectroscopy. Harris DM, D Fried (2000). SPIE Proceedings 3910:164-170. View

Selective ablation of enamel caries with a pulsed Nd:YAG: II. Histology and clinical trials. Harris DM, CA Arcoria, J White, J Simon, J Burkart, T Myers (2000). SPIE Proceedings 3910:184-192. View

Selective Ablation Of Surface Enamel Caries With A Pulsed Nd:YAG Dental Laser. Harris DM, JM White, HG Goodis, CJ Arcoria, JS Simon, WM Carpenter, D Fried, J Burkart, M Yessik, T Myers (2002). Lasers Surg Med 30:342-350. View

Sulcular debridement with pulsed Nd:YAG. Harris DM, RH Gregg, DK McCarthy, LE Colby, LV Tilt (2002). SPIE Proceedings 4610:49-58. View

Letter to the Editor: Dosimetry for Laser Sulcular Debridement. Harris DM (2003). Lasers Surg Med 33:217-218. View

Ablation of Porphyromonas gingivalis in vitro with pulsed dental lasers. Harris DM and PM Loomer (2003). IADR abstr #855. View

Laser antisepsis of Phorphyromonas gingivalis in vitro with dental lasers. Harris DM (2004). SPIE Proceedings 5313-22. View

WRINKLE REMOVAL

Laser skin resurfacing imaged with a thermal camera.

SUMMARY

Eyelid resurfacing. Harris DM, D Fried, L Reinisch, T Bell, D Schachter, L From, J Burkart (1999). Lasers Surg Med 25: 107-122. View

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HEART LASER SUMMARY

Transmyocardial revascularization for coronary ischemia.

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PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY

PhotoDynamic Therapy (PDT) is a form of lightactivated chemotherapy for treatment of tumors and other forms of pathologic neovascularization. BMC. Inc. has helped develop PDT for:

• Head and neck cancer
• Fluorescence detection of oral cancer
• Corneal neovascularization
• Gynecologic neoplasia

SUMMARY

Photodynamic therapy in the treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Wenig BL, DM Kurtzman, LI Grossweiner, DM Harris, RV Lobraico, RA Pyrcz, EL Applebaum (1990). Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 116:1267-1270.

Porphyrin fluorescence and photosensitization in head and neck cancer. Harris DM, JH Hill, J Werkhaven, et al (1986). Arch. Otolaryn. 112:1194-1199.

Endogenous porphyrin fluorescence in tumors. Harris DM and J Werkhaven (1987). Lasers in Surgery and Medicine 7:467-472.

Photodynamic therapy for corneal neovascularization. Epstein RJ, Hendricks, RL, and Harris, DM (1991). Cornea 10(5):424-432.

Photodynamic therapy for cancer of the lower female genital tract. Lobraico RV, SM Waldow, DM Harris and S Shuber (1986). Colposcopy and Gynecologic Laser Surgery 2:185-199.

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LASER BIOSTIMULATION

Cellular mechanisms of laser biostimulation for pain relief and wound healing.

SUMMARY

Laser biostimulation: Review and hypothesis. Harris DM (1988). L.I.A. Laser Topics 10(3):9-14. View

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AUDITORY RESEARCH

• 3-D reconstruction from serial section of gerbil cochlea and brain.
• Space/time maps of activity evoked in the central auditory system.

SUMMARY

Ontogenetic changes in cochlear frequency mapping in a mammalian ear. Harris DM and P Dallos (1984). Science 225:741-743.

Current source density analysis of frequency coding in the inferior colliculus. Harris DM (1987). Hearing Research 25:257-266.

Postnatal growth of cochlear spiral in mongolian gerbil. Harris DM, R Rotche and T Freedom (1990). Hearing Research 50:1-6.

Multi-unit mapping of acoustic stimuli in gerbil inferior colliculus. Harris DM, RV Shannon, R Synder, E. Carney (1997). Hearing Research 108:145-156.

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Call  510-583-7574 David M. Harris, PhD., Director Email Us Seattle, WA 98133.