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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

References

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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