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Laser dental decay prevention: does it have a future?

Author(s): G. L. Powell

Application of lasers in endodontics

Author(s): Thomas P. Ertl; Hartmut Benthin; Boris Majaron; Gerhard J. Mueller

Er:YAG laser for endodontics: efficiency and safety

Author(s): Raimund Hibst; Karl Stock; Robert Gall; Ulrich Keller D.D.S.

Morphology of Er:YAG-laser-treated root surfaces

Author(s): Ulrich Keller D.D.S.; Karl Stock; Raimund Hibst

Shear bond strength after Er:YAG laser radiation conditioning of enamel and dentin

Author(s): Tatjana Dostalova M.D.; Helena Jelinkova; Libuse Dolezalova; Jiri Kubelka; Stanislav Prochazka; Karel Hamal; Otakar Krejsa M.D.

Dentin hypersensitivity treatment by CO2 laser: the influence of the density of dentin tubules and laser-beam incidence

Author(s): Carmen Colojoara; Shimon Gabay; Freerk W. van der Meulen; Martin J. C. van Gemert; Mariana I. Miron; Androniki Mavrantoni

Thymic serum activity and laser-correlation spectra of patients with lower jaw fracture before and after intravenous laser irradiation

Author(s): Nickolaj F. Starodub; Tatjana N. Selesneva; Vitalij Kovalenko; Ljudmila V. Pirohova; Konstantin S. Ternovoj

Refraction of light on enamel surface

Author(s): Vladimir N. Grisimov

Redistribution of the halogen light source radiation by hard dental tissues

Author(s): Vladimir N. Grisimov

Nd:YAG laser in endodontics: filling-material edge bordering on a root channel laser cavity

Author(s): Andrei V. Belikov; Yuri A. Sinelnik; Boris T. Moroz; Irina V. Pavlovskaya

In-vivo study of hydroxyiapatite-coated dental implants

Author(s): Tatjana Dostalova M.D.; Miroslav Jelinek; Lucia Himmlova; Christos Grivas

Influence of water spray on Er:YAG ablation of hard dental tissues

Author(s): Boris Majaron; Dusan Sustercic; Matjaz Lukac

Comparison of Er:YAG and Er:YSGG laser ablation of dental hard tissues

Author(s): Karl Stock; Raimund Hibst; Ulrich Keller D.D.S.

Measurements of the recoil momentum and the velocity of ablation products after CO2-laser exposure

Author(s): Dirk H. Meyer; Adriaen Postel; Hans-Jochen Foth

Cryogen spray cooling of human skin: effects of ambient humidity level, spraying distance, and cryogen boiling point

Author(s): Bahman Anvari; Benjamin J. Ver Steeg; Thomas E. Milner; B. S. Tanenbaum; Travis J. Klein; Eliot Gerstner; Sol Kimel; J. Stuart Nelson M.D.

Different imaging methods in the comparative assessment of vascular lesions: color-coded duplex sonography, laser Doppler perfusion imaging, and infrared thermography

Author(s): Peter Urban; Carsten M. Philipp; Lutz Weinberg; Hans-Peter Berlien

Comparison of different surface-cooling methods for transcutaneous laser treatment of vascular lesions

Author(s): Carsten M. Philipp; C. Sokoll; W. Nowak; Hans-Peter Berlien

Clinical applications of CO2 laser resurfacing in the treatment of various pathologic skin disorders

Author(s): Shamai Giler

Comparison of different laser systems in the treatment of hypertrophic and atrophic scars and keloids

Author(s): D. Scharschmidt; Bernd Algermissen; J.-C. Willms-Jones; Carsten M. Philipp; Hans-Peter Berlien

Cosmetic and aesthetic skin photosurgery using a computer-assisted CO2 laser-scanning system

Author(s): Doru C. A. Dutu; Dan C. Dumitras; Ioan Nedelcu; Sergiu D. Ghetie

Modeling of thermal effects in Er:YAG laser skin resurfacing

Author(s): Boris Majaron; Primoz Plestenjak; Matjaz Lukac

Pain and sensitivity thresholds of human skin under intensive laser irradiation: in-vivo investigation

Author(s): Constantin V. Prikhodko; Andrew V. Erofeev

Resolution enhancement of partial coherence interferometry by dispersion compensation

Author(s): Angela Baumgartner; Christoph K. Hitzenberger; Wolfgang Drexler; Adolf F. Fercher

Intraocular enhancement of pressure transients induced by argon-fluoride laser pulses during photorefractive keratectomy

Author(s): Roberto Pini; Francesca Rossi; Salvatore Siano; Renzo Salimbeni; Pier Giorgio Gobbi

Photoablation of the cornea with a Q-switched Er:YAG laser

Author(s): Holger Lubatschowski; U. Hetzel; Omid Kermani; Carsten Ziolek; Wolfgang Drommer; Wolfgang Ertmer

Laser thermokeratoplasty: analysis of in-vitro results and refractive changes achieved in a first clinical study

Author(s): Ralf Brinkmann; Gerd Geerling; Juergen Kampmeier; Norbert Koop; Benno Radt; Reginald Birngruber

Scanning laser retinoscopy: a new technique for evaluating optical properties of the cornea after refractive surgery

Author(s): Frans J. Van de Velde M.D.; Marie J. Tassignon; Rene Trau

In-vivo measurements of Rayleigh ratio of ocular tissue

Author(s): Luigi Rovati; Franz Fankhauser, Jr.

In-vivo cataractograms using a compact backscatter dynamic light scattering (DLS) probe

Author(s): Rafat R. Ansari; Kwang I. Suh; Sparta J. Tumminia; Paul Russell; J. S. Zigler, Jr.

Monte-Carlo simulation of retinal vessel profiles for the interpretation of in-vivo oxymetric measurements by imaging fundus reflectometry

Author(s): Martin Hammer; S. Leistritz; Lutz Leistritz; Dietrich Schweitzer; Eike Thamm; Karl-Heinz Donnerhacke

Modeling and simulation of argon laser iridectomy based on a 3D finite-element method; influence of laser parameters and pathological eye situation on temperature history

Author(s): Gabriela Apiou-Sbirlea; Jean P. L'Huillier

Phase-transparency model of an eye optical system

Author(s): Vasyl V. Molebny; Igor H. Chyzh; Vyacheslav M. Sokurenko; S.V. Molebny; Ioannis G. Pallikaris; Leonidas P. Naoumidis

Double-pass wave model in eye aberrations study

Author(s): Vitalij N. Kurashov; Vasyl V. Molebny; Andry V. Kovalenko; Dmitrij V. Podanchuk; Tetiana V. Molebna; Ioannis G. Pallikaris; Leonidas P. Naoumidis

Innovation in laser treatment results in the ambulatory resection of prostatic adenomas and carcinomas

Author(s): Manfred Glotz; B. Aeikens

Visual laser ablation of the prostate (VLAP) with the prostascope

Author(s): Stefano Mattioli; M. Cremona; K. J. Ackaert

Use of the holmium:YAG laser in urology

Author(s): Stefano Mattioli

Different PS application methods for laserlight-induced fluorescence diagnostics (LIFD) of dysplasia and early cancer of the colon

Author(s): Johannes Gahlen; Jochen Pressmar; Josef Stern; J. Boehm; Hanns-joerg Sinn; I. A. Born; R. Holle; Christian Herfarth

Selective gastrointestinal uptake of ALA and its benefits for laserlight-induced fluorescence diagnostics (LIFD) and photodynamic therapy (PDT)

Author(s): Jochen Pressmar; Josef Stern; J. Boehm; B. Kohl; Johannes Gahlen

Development of a probe for use with the Paterson lamp in photodynamic therapy (PDT) of the esophagus and colorectum

Author(s): Joseph V. E. Roche; Colin Whitehurst; Peter Watt; James V. Moore; Neville Krasner M.D.

Self-expanding metal mesh stents and laser therapy: a complementary approach for the palliation of malignant dysphagia

Author(s): Ravi Madhotra; A. Raouf; R. Sturgess; Neville Krasner M.D.

Endoscopic palliation of colorectal benign and malignant tumors: YAG laser therapy

Author(s): Lorenzo Norberto; Riccardo Ranzato; Saverio Marino; Imerio Angriman; Vincenzo Vella; Michele Donadi; D. F. D'Amico

Nd:YAG laser versus transrectal microsurgery in the treatment of large sessile polyps of distal rectal stump

Author(s): Ladislav Horak; J. Faltyn

Endoscopic palliation of esophageal and cardial cancer: Nd:YAG laser and prosthesis

Author(s): Lorenzo Norberto; Riccardo Ranzato; Saverio Marino; Imerio Angriman; Vincenzo Vella; Michele Donadi; D. F. D'Amico

Urethral stricture vaporization with the KTP laser provides evidence for a favorable impact of laser surgery on wound healing

Author(s): Franz R. Schmidlin M.D.; Giordano Venzi; Patrice Jichlinski; Michael Oswald M.D.; Guy P. Delacretaz; Giulio Gabbiani; Hans-Juerg Leisinger M.D.; Peter Graber M.D.

Medical Applications of Lasers in Dermatology, Ophthalmology, Dentistry, and Endoscopy (Proceedings Volume)

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