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drnewittSpectatorJust receivved my latest copy of Dentistry Today. Noted with interest a couple of items that stood out in regards to lasers. 1. a biolase advertisement suggesting that the waterlse achieves hemostasis. (am i missing something here?) and 2. Gordon Christensens less than positive mention of Lasers in his New Directions in Dentistry column.
Under the Operative Dentistry heading : ” The concept of laser tooth cutting is trying to make an enterance into the mainstream of practice. However, significant improvements are needed to effect this use.”
Under Periodontics: The potential of laser treatment for periodontal needs has received unbelievable hype, much of which has not been confirmed in practice. Although lasers have potential and patient acceptance, most periodontal oriented dentists use conventional methods.
Seems JADA is not the only publication behind the times.
Robert Gregg DDSSpectatorPaul,
Del and I agree. We were pretty upset about the complete lack of involvement and investigation on the part of CRA and the Christensen’s with respect to laser to have them say disparaging remarks about them.
Del and I wrote a two page letter to the Editor (Dr. Phil Bonner). When I spoke with Phil about the article he confessed he was surprised at the limited comments he gave to the subject.
We will see how much of the letter gets published.
Anyone care to see the unvarnished version before the April 2004 issue?
I’m off to ALD right now though.
Bob
drnewittSpectatori would love to see it.
whitertthSpectatorme 2 …send me a copy,,,,whitertth@aol.com
drink a few beers for me………
kellyjblodgettdmdSpectatorPaul – thanks for the post. I can’t believe the amount of ignorance there is out there. It’s no wonder I throw away those journals! There’s so much B.S. in them.
With respect to the hemostasis issue – you can cause hemostasis with an Er,Cr:YSGG and Er:YAG by turning off the water. The absorption of the light into the water in the tissue will create a superficial heating that will (eventually) stop the bleeding. I rarely attempt this, however, as a diode or an Nd:YAG is far better suited for such a task.
At the ALD meeting, there was a Dr. who did a great poster presentation on how he does crown troughing with the YSGG. My question to him was, “Do you have a diode or Nd:YAG?” He said that he did not. I commented that although it can be done (as his pictures evidenced) there are more appropriate wavelengths for such a purpose. This “one laser for all purposes” stuff just seems silly. But, if it’s the only laser you have…..
Kelly
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