title: Laser-based Disinfection of the Root Canal System: An Update.
abstract: Microorganisms have been considered to have played a critical role in the initiation and development of pulpo-periapical diseases. Some evidences have shown that mechanical instrumentation may leave considerable portions of canal surfaces undebrided. Therefore, some supplemental methods, such as the use of chemical solutions and/or lasers, have been introduced to further disinfect the complicated canal anatomy and destroy as many microorganisms as possible. The purpose of this review was to address a brief review of characteristics of lasers and their effects to disinfect the root canal in endodontics.
authors.affiliation: Iranian Center for Endodontic Research, Research Institute of Dental Sciences, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran; Iranian National Elite Foundation, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
authors.forename: Zahed
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Mohammadi
authors.affiliation: Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Dental Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad, Islamic Republic of Iran, Phone: +985138829501, e-mail: hamidJ365@yahoo.com, JafarzadehBH@mums.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Hamid
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jafarzadeh
authors.affiliation: General Dental Practitioner, Hamedan, Islamic Republic of Iran.
authors.forename: Sousan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shalavi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Islamic Republic of Iran.
authors.forename: Rasoul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sahebalam
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry, Showa University Dental Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Jun-Ichiro
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019551:Dental Disinfectants; D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity / Q000382:microbiology*; D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007834:Lasers; D061088:Photoacoustic Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D018915:Root Canal Preparation / Q000379:methods*; D012973:Sodium Hypochlorite
chemical_list: D019551:Dental Disinfectants; D012973:Sodium Hypochlorite
keywords: Disinfection; Laser characteristics; Photon-induced photoacoustic streaming; Root canal system Sodium hypochlorite.