Therapeutic Ultrasound in Dentistry

Acoustic Description of LIPUS and Mechanical Action.- Biological Problems in Dentofacial Bioengineering.- Biologic Mechanisms of LIPUS.- Effectiveness of LIPUS on Cell Metabolism and Tissue Regeneration in Dentocraniofacial Region.- Application of LIPUS for Bone Healing.- Application of LIPUS for Periodontal Tissue Regeneration.- Application of LIPUS to the Temporomandibular Joint.- LIPUS and Pulp Cells Differentiation.- Application of LIPUS To Salivary Glands.- Application of LIPUS in Orthodontics.- Clinical Application of LIPUS in Dentofacial Region.- Final Remarks. 

Tarek El-Bialy is Professor of Orthodontics and Adjunct Professor in Biomedical Engineering with Tenure at the 7-020D Katz Group Centre for Pharmacy and Health Research, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Dr. El-Bialy gained his BDS from the Faculty of Dentistry, Tanta University, Egypt in 1987 and subsequently gained MSc degrees in Orthodontics (1993, Tanta University) , Law License degree (1994, Tanta University) and Oral Sciences (College of Dentistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2000). He completed a Certificate of Specialty in Orthodontics and PhD in Bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2001. Dr. El-Bialy is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics and a Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada. He joined the University of Alberta in 2005, having previously been Assistant Professor of Orthodontics and Bioengineering at King Abdulaziz University (KAAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He is the author of almost 81 original articles in peer-reviewed journals as well as two books and many reviews and book chapters. He has been invited as keynote speaker in many International. conferences.

Eiji Tanaka is Professor and Chair of the Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan. He graduated from Osaka University Faculty of Dentistry in 1988 and went on to complete his PhD in 1993. He gained his special license as an orthodontist in the same year, and his orthodontic instructor license in 2000. He is also an accredited specialist in temporomandibular disorders. He took up his current post in 2008 and in May 2015 was appointed Distinguished Adjunct Professor at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Tanaka is on the editorial boards of various journals, including Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research and the Journal of Dentistry Research. He is an Associate Editor of the Annals

"This book highlights a new possibility of dental treatment for some pathological conditions considered untreatable with conventional methods by the use of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS). ... The authors, presenting and illustrating the latest discoveries and uses of ultrasound in dentistry, manage to attain their aim and write a particularly useful book for dental surgeons, orthodontists, periodontologists, and other practitioners." (Florin-Eugen, Stomatology EDU Journal, Vol. 6 (1), 2019)