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Editorial Oral Tissues Interactions with Lights and Matters Samir Nammour, 1 Umberto Romeo, 2 Carlos de Paula Eduardo, 3 and Toni Zeinoun 4 1 Department of Dental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium 2 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy 3 Faculty of Dentistry, University of S˜ ao Paulo (FOUSP), S˜ ao Paulo, SP, Brazil 4 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon Correspondence should be addressed to Samir Nammour; [email protected] Received 8 December 2014; Accepted 8 December 2014 Copyright © 2015 Samir Nammour et al. is is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Oral tissues interactions with lights and matters are gaining interest in the medical field and more specifically in dentistry. e introduction of tooth colored resin composite had a significant impact in pushing dentistry into the esthetic arena based on 2 major developments: adhesion and light-cured materials. Different light curing devices were introduced based on the mode of action and wavelength properties. But probably one of the major breakthroughs of technology in clinical dentistry is the integration of laser therapy as a thera- peutic option into treatment plan for clinical improvement. e introduction of different laser devices with different wavelengths (diode lasers, Nd:YAG, Er:YAG, Er, Cr:YSGG, and CO 2 ) allows specific and selective clinical applications on soſt and/or hard dental tissues opening the door to laser therapy in diagnosis, cavity preparation, esthetic and oral surgeries. is special issue is a compendium of different studies and fundamental and clinical researches. Some papers are focused on the effect of laser therapy in dental bleaching, its side effects on enamel and pulp, and the advised chemical components and techniques. We also included interesting studies about tissue engineering and pulp revascularization of immature permanent teeth which probably will be one of the most challenging topics in the near future. Main papers treating basic and fundamental researches reported very interesting methods and results in the application of laser therapy, sonic/rotary instruments, and light cure devices in restorative and esthetic dentistry (bonding, marginal integrity, polymerization, and dental hypersensitivity) and biological interaction (stem cells, biopsy, and histology). Some papers on clinical studies encompass the effect of laser on the periodontium, effect of mouthwash on biofilm control, and the use of analgesic combination in the management of chronic temporomandibular disorders. We hope that the content of this special issue provides valuable insights on the interaction of oral tissues with lights and matters to clinicians and researchers. Samir Nammour Umberto Romeo Carlos de Paula Eduardo Toni Zeinoun Hindawi Publishing Corporation e Scientific World Journal Volume 2015, Article ID 308138, 1 page http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/308138
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EditorialOral Tissues Interactions with Lights and Matters
Samir Nammour,1 Umberto Romeo,2 Carlos de Paula Eduardo,3 and Toni Zeinoun4
1Department of Dental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium2Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy3Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sao Paulo (FOUSP), Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil4Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
Correspondence should be addressed to Samir Nammour; [email protected]
Received 8 December 2014; Accepted 8 December 2014
Copyright © 2015 Samir Nammour et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons AttributionLicense, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properlycited.
Oral tissues interactions with lights and matters are gaininginterest in themedical field andmore specifically in dentistry.The introduction of tooth colored resin composite had asignificant impact in pushing dentistry into the esthetic arenabased on 2 major developments: adhesion and light-curedmaterials. Different light curing devices were introducedbased on the mode of action and wavelength properties. Butprobably one of the major breakthroughs of technology inclinical dentistry is the integration of laser therapy as a thera-peutic option into treatment plan for clinical improvement.The introduction of different laser devices with differentwavelengths (diode lasers, Nd:YAG, Er:YAG, Er, Cr:YSGG,and CO
2) allows specific and selective clinical applications
on soft and/or hard dental tissues opening the door to lasertherapy in diagnosis, cavity preparation, esthetic and oralsurgeries.
This special issue is a compendium of different studiesand fundamental and clinical researches. Some papers arefocused on the effect of laser therapy in dental bleaching, itsside effects on enamel and pulp, and the advised chemicalcomponents and techniques. We also included interestingstudies about tissue engineering and pulp revascularizationof immature permanent teeth which probably will be oneof the most challenging topics in the near future. Mainpapers treating basic and fundamental researches reportedvery interesting methods and results in the application oflaser therapy, sonic/rotary instruments, and light cure devicesin restorative and esthetic dentistry (bonding, marginalintegrity, polymerization, and dental hypersensitivity) and
biological interaction (stem cells, biopsy, and histology).Some papers on clinical studies encompass the effect of laseron the periodontium, effect ofmouthwash on biofilm control,and the use of analgesic combination in the management ofchronic temporomandibular disorders.
We hope that the content of this special issue providesvaluable insights on the interaction of oral tissues with lightsand matters to clinicians and researchers.
Samir NammourUmberto Romeo
Carlos de Paula EduardoToni Zeinoun
Hindawi Publishing Corporatione Scientific World JournalVolume 2015, Article ID 308138, 1 pagehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/308138
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