title: Lasers in a hospital-based dental practice.
abstract: Lasers have been shown to be excellent additions to the dental armamentarium. When used on medically compromised patients in a hospital-based setting or private practice setting sufficiently equipped to deal with potential medical emergencies, lasers can make treatment of these patients much simpler and safer. As more uses are found for dental lasers and more wavelengths are developed for dentistry, lasers will become an increasingly useful tool for the hospital dental practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laser Dentistry, New York Hospital-Medical Center of Queens, Flushing, USA. laserbobdds@msn.com
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Convissar
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000009:adverse effects; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications; D016371:Cranial Irradiation / Q000009:adverse effects; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill / Q000295:instrumentation; D003748:Dental Equipment; D003796:Dental Service, Hospital; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D005885:Gingival Hyperplasia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000601:surgery; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D010778:Photochemotherapy / Q000295:instrumentation; D013280:Stomatitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers