Application of Laser Therapy in Oral Diseases: Second Edition

Dear Colleagues,

Lasers have been used in medicine and dentistry for decades, as a stand-alone treatment method or as an adjunct to conventional therapy. Due to advancements in their application, they are used in various branches of dentistry, such as oral medicine, periodontology, oral surgery, orthodontics, implantology, restorative dentistry, endodontics, and pediatric dentistry.

High-power lasers are mainly used for surgical excisions in soft tissue or for root canal disinfection and debridement. Results have shown the advantages of laser excision, such as higher precision, a reduction in scarring and the need for sutures, hemostasis, and better healing. New modalities of laser-assisted root canal disinfection have proven to be highly effective in intracanal biofilm disruption and debris removal.

Low-level laser therapy is a non-invasive treatment method that is also called “photobiomodulation”. It has a biostimulating effect on tissues that includes anti-inflammatory action, an analgesic effect, and healing promotion, and it is therefore suitable for various painful conditions and ulcerations in the oral mucosa. A variety of results from the literature describe its application for neuralgias, burning mouth syndrome, mucositis, aphthous ulcerations, herpes simplex virus infections, immune-mediated diseases, and xerostomia. It is a painless method of treatment that is well accepted by patients. The literature shows that low-level laser therapy can be used for dentinal hypersensitivity, erosion, osseointegration, and temporomandibular joint disorders, as well as for reducing the pain experienced during tooth movements in orthodontics, due to its analgesic and regenerative potential.

There are many results in the literature, although existing studies vary in their applied laser therapy parameters and are therefore difficult to compare. Further research with more patients will help in developing standardized protocols to treat a single diagnosis. Therefore, I invite you to contribute to this Special Issue of Bioengineering with results from research on laser therapy in oral diseases.

For this Special Issue, we will be accepting contributions (both original articles and reviews) focusing on the following topics:

• Low-level laser therapy for oral diseases (xerostomia, burning mouth syndrome, neuralgias, mucositis, ulcerations);
• Low-level laser therapy in periodontology;
• Applications of lasers in soft-tissue surgery;
• Low-level laser therapy in orthodontics;
• Lasers in restorative dentistry;
• Lasers in endodontics.

Dr. Ivona Bago
Guest Editor

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• laser therapy
• low-level laser therapy
• photobiomodulation
• oral diseases
• laser parameters

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