Barbara Skrlj Golob Author

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Laser in dentistry

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Barbara Skrlj Golob

The oral cavity is a complex environment, where hard and soft tissue exists in close proximity and all within bacteria laden salive. All oral tissue are receptive to laser treatment. LASER is an acronym of Light Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation. According to the clinical use in dentistry we know soft-tissue, hard tissue, and so called all-tissue lasers. Another classification is based on laser wavelenght in the electromagnetic sprectrum of light: ultraviolet, visible, near, mid, and far-infrared laser. The basic component of laser are: the optical cavity, the active medium which characterizes the wavelenght of specific laser, the pumping source, the controller, the delivery system that transport the laser energy to a terminal handpiece and tips and finaly to the tis... view more»

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