Dr. Edward Lynch (Dental) co-authored "Pain, Inflammation and Infection: A Daily Challenge in Every Clinical Practice; Role for Lasers?" that appears in the June issue of EC Dental Science. The study’s findings indicated that a diode laser is an effective analgesic, a powerful anti-inflammatory, that can be used to improve the quality of tissue repair and regeneration, kill pathogens, and can also be used during surgery. The collaborative work involved faculty members from 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ School of Dental Medicine; the department of surgical sciences and integrated diagnostics at University of Genoa, Italy; and the department of bucco maxillo-facial prosthetic reconstruction at University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
