Use of Blue and Blue-Violet Lasers in Dentistry: A Narrative Review

Carlo Fornaini; Reza Fekrazad; Jean-Paul Rocca; Shiying Zhang; Elisabetta Merigo

doi:10.34172/jlms.2021.31

Use of Blue and Blue-Violet Lasers in Dentistry: A Narrative Review

J Lasers Med Sci. 2021 Jul 4:12:e31. doi: 10.34172/jlms.2021.31. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Carlo Fornaini^{1

2

3}, Reza Fekrazad^{4

5}, Jean-Paul Rocca^{1

3}, Shiying Zhang³, Elisabetta Merigo^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Laboratoire MICORALIS (MICrobiologie ORALe, Immunothérapie et Santé) EA7354, Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, UFR Odontologie, Avenue des Diables Bleus, 06000 Nice, France.
² Group of Applied Electro Magnetics (GAEM), Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Parma, Viale G. P. Usberti 181/A -43124 -Parma, Italy.
³ 2nd Hospital Shijiazhuang, Dept. of Stomatology, 53 Huaxi Road, Shijiazhuang 050051, China.
⁴ Radiation Sciences Research Center, Laser Research Center in Medical Sciences, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
⁵ International Network for Photo Medicine and Photo Dynamic Therapy (INPMPDT), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Introduction: Blue and blue-violet diode lasers (450 and 405 nm) seem to represent an interesting approach for several clinical treatments today. The aim of this narrative review is to describe and comment on the literature regarding the utilization of blue and blue-violet lasers in dentistry. Methods: A search for "blue laser AND dentistry" was conducted using the PubMed database, and all the papers referring to this topic, ranging from 1990 to April 2020, were analyzed in the review. All the original in vivo and in vitro studies using 450 nm or 405 nm lasers were included in this study. All the articles on the LED light, laser wavelengths other than 405 and 450 nm and using lasers in specialties other than dentistry, as well as case reports, guideline papers and reviews were excluded. Results: From a total of 519 results, 47 articles met the inclusion criteria and were divided into 8 groups based on their fields of application: disinfection (10), photobiomodulation (PBM) (4), bleaching (1), resin curing (20), surgery (7), periodontics (1), endodontics (1) and orthodontics (3). Conclusion: Blue and blue-violet diode lasers may represent new and effective devices to be used in a large number of applications in dentistry, even if further studies will be necessary to fully clarify the potentialities of these laser wavelengths.

Keywords: Dentistry; Diode laser; Oral surgery; Orthodontics; Photobiomodulation.

Publication types

Review