Soft-Tissue Lasers in Dental Hygiene, Paperback by Blayden, Jessica; Mott, Angie, ISBN 0470958545, ISBN-13 9780470958544, Brand New, Free shipping in the US

Blayden, a dental hygienist who speaks and conducts hygiene soft tissue diode certification courses, and Mott, a clinical hygienist who teaches in-office laser certification courses, explain laser use in periodontal therapy for dental hygienists. They detail the history of lasers and their use and those available in dentistry; laser physics and components; periodontal diseases, diagnosis, and laser therapy; guided-tissue regeneration; applications for the hygienist; how to implement them in dental hygiene; communication aspects; and insurance codes. Half of th is devoted to case descriptions. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()