Publications

At Dentroid, we firmly believe in pushing the frontiers of cutting-edge science and innovative research to help devise solutions for enduring challenges, one publication at a time!
Our breakthroughs have been published in leading peer-reviewed journals, textbooks and conferences specialising in dentistry, medicine, physics, lasers and material sciences.

Publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals/textbooks

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Lasers in Dental Science

Sleep SL, Walsh LJ, Zuaiter O, George, R: PBM for dental analgesia and reversal from injected local anesthetic agents: a systematic review. Laser Dent Sci 8, 52 (2024). doi: 10.1007/s41547-024-00268-8
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Lasers in Medical Science

Kulkarni S, Walsh LJ, Bhurani Y, George R: Assessment of the onset of analgesia and length of analgesia following the use of PBM with different wavelengths: a clinical study. Lasers Med Sci. 2024 Sep 19;39(1):236. doi: 10.1007/s10103-024-04184-y.
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Nature: Scientific Reports

Rapp L, Madden S, Brand J, Maximova K, Walsh LJ, Spallek H, Zuaiter O, Habeb A, Hirst TR, Rode AV: Investigation of laser wavelength effect on the ablation of enamel and dentin using femtosecond laser pulses. Sci Rep 13, 20156 (2023). doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-47551-5
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Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Woodfield PL, Rode AV, Dao D, Dau VT, Madden S, Walsh LJ, Spallek H, Walsh L, Sutton AJ, Zuaiter O, Habeb A, Hirst TR, Rapp L: Optical penetration models for practical prediction of femtosecond laser ablation of dental hard tissue. Lasers Surg Med. Apr;56(4):371-381 (2024). doi: 0.1002/lsm.23784.
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Book Chapter in Principles and Practice of Laser Dentistry Textbook

R.A. Convissar: Current and Novel Treatments and Theranostics: The Dentroid Concept. In: Research in Laser Dentistry, Elsevier New York, ISBN: 9780323812832, 3rd Ed, 429-432 (2022)
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Biomedical Optics Express

Rapp L, Madden S, Brand J, Walsh LJ, Spallek H, Zuaiter O, Habeb A, Hirst TR, Rode AV: Femtosecond laser dentistry for precise and efficient cavity preparation in teeth. Biomedical Optics Express 13(9):4559-4571 (2022). doi: 10.1364/BOE.463756
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Frontiers in Dental Medicine

RappL, Madden S, Rode AV, Walsh LJ, Spallek H, Nguyen Q, Dau V, Woodfield P, Dao D, Zuaiter O, Habeb A, Hirst TR: Anesthetic-, irrigation- and pain-free dentistry? The case for a femtosecond laser enabled intraoral robotic device. Front Dent Med 3:976097 (2022). doi: 10.3389/fdmed.2022.976097
Journal

Optics & Laser Technology

V.L. Lagunov, M. Rybachuk, A. Itthagarun, L.J. Walsh, R. George Modification of dental enamel, dentin by an ultra-fast femtosecond laser irradiation: A systematic review. Optics & Laser Technology 155: 108439 (2022). doi: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2022.108439
Magazine

Australasian Dental Practice

L.J. Walsh: New frontiers for laser-based methods for hard tissue preparation. Australasian Dental Practice, 17 February 2022:60-66. Available upon request.
Magazine

Australasian Dental Practice

Spectrum News: IMCRC collaboration is developing laser for cutting edge robotic dentistry. Australasian Dental Practice, 17 February 2022: 32. Available upon request.

Presentations at Conferences

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Australian Association for Laser Dentistry
Brisbane, April 2022

Title
Emerging laser hard tissue applications
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4th International Conference on Optics, Photonics and Lasers (OPL-2023)
Hiroshima, Japan, 4-6 December 2022

Title
Femtosecond lasers for modern dentistry: treatment of hard tissues and restorative materials
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Scientific Annual Meeting of Association for Dental Education, Asia Pacific (ADEAP)
Sendai, Japan, 25 January 2023

Title
Are we using technology just because it is easy?
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World Federation of Laser Dentistry Asia- Pacific Division
Tokyo, April 2023

Title
The Dentroid concept for a hands-free femtosecond intra-oral device
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European Material Research Society
Strasbourg, France, June 2023

Title
Femtosecond laser intraoral robotics: the future of modern dentistry
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Australasian Society of Aerospace Medicine‘s Colloquium on Space Life Sciences & Health
Sydney, 1 July 2023

Title
Dentistry from Space to Earth: The Promise and Peril of Launching Startups and Starships
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Digital Health Workshop Sydney, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - German Research Agency
Sydney, 25 November 2023

Title
What does it take to deliver successful Digital Health Projects? Examples from Australia
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Australian and New Zealand Conference on Optics and Photonics
Canberra, Australia, December 3-8, 2023

Title
Femtosecond laser intraoral robotics: the future of modern dentistry
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The 9th International Conference on BioSensors, BioElectronics, BioMedical Devices, BioMEMS/NEMS & Applications Bio4Apps 2023
Gold Coast, December 2023

Title
Robotic laser dentistry: Challenges and opportunities
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4th International Conference on Optics, Photonics, And Lasers (OPL-2023)
Hiroshima, Japan, December 4-6, 2023

Title
Femtosecond Lasers for Modern Dentistry: Treatment of Hard Tissues and Restorative Materials
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Leveraging AI in Dentistry Ethically and Effectively.
King’s College London, UK, April 17, 2024

Title
Are we using technology just because it is easy?
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