introduction: bleaching process can affect surface roughness of enamel, which is a vital factor in esthetic and resistance of tooth. the aim of this study was to compare surface roughness of enamel in teeth bleached using diode and neodymium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet (nd: yag) lasers with those bleached using conventional method. methods: in this study, 75 anterior human teeth from upper a...

Diode lasers are becoming increasingly important in length metrology. We demonstrate construction of a simple single-frequency diode laser 632,8 nm, used as a frequency standard in the laser interferometers. We present two different systems applied for frequency stabilization of diode laser . For diode laser used as the secondary standard, the system stabilizes diode temperature, the frequency ...

background: neuropathic pain (np) is one of the most suffering medical conditions that often fail to respond to certain pain therapy. although its exact etiology is still unknown the role of reactive oxygen species (ros) and oxidative stress were explored by many researchers. neuropathies either central or peripheral lead to painful condition as well as social and economic isolation, thus vario...

introduction: dentin hypersensitivity is one of the most common complications that affect patients after periodontal therapy. recently low level laser therapy has been introduced as a new treatment modality and has produced beneficial results. the purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of low level laser therapy toothbrushes in reduction of dentin hypersensitivity. methods: in this pil...

introduction: diode laser irradiation has recently shown promising results for treatment of gingival pigmentation. this study sought to compare the efficacy of 2 diode laser irradiation protocols for treatment of gingival pigmentations, namely the conventional method and the sieve method. methods: in this split-mouth clinical trial, 15 patients with gingival pigmentation were selected and their...

Background: The theory of selective photo-thermolysis led to the development of a variety of different laser systems which range from the shorter spectrum of 694nm ruby laser to the middle with the 755nm alexandrite and 810nm diode lasers to the long end with the 1064nm (Nd:YAG) laser. Objective: A systematic review on the clinical trials with use of various laser sources for hair removal...

introduction: pyogenic granuloma (pg) is one of the inflammatory hyperplasia seen in the oral cavity. it is a reactional response to minor trauma or chronic irritation and also might be related to hormonal changes. rarely, pg occurs extragingivally.the most common treatment of pg is surgical excision but alternative approaches such as laser excision have also been proposed. case report : herein...

removal of smear layer and disinfection of canals are important objectives of teeth root canal cleaning. in order to achieve this purpose, rinsing substances, intra canal drugs as well as ultrasound are used. today, use of laser to remove smear layer and to disinfect root canals has increasingly attracted the attentions. till now different lasers such as co2, nd:yag, er:yag, er,cr:ysgg have bee...

introduction: in this study, arrangement of a low-cost optical tomography device compared to other methods such as frequency domain diffuse tomography or time domain diffuse tomography is reported. this low-cost diffuse optical imaging technique is based on the detection of light after propagation in tissue. these detected signals are applied to predict the location of in-homogeneities inside p...