Review Article
Year: 2020 | Month: January-March | Volume: 5 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 130-139
Lasers in Periodontal Therapy
Mithlesh Bhagat1, Roopali Tapashetti2, Ghousia Fatima3, Neha Bhutani2
1Post Graduate Student, 2Reader, 3HOD & Professor,
Department of Periodontics, Al Badar Rural Dental College and Hospital, Kalaburagi, Karnataka
Corresponding Author: Mithlesh Bhagat
ABSTRACT
Learning is a continuous process of acquiring knowledge through a systematic approach and awareness of the best technological advances in any field of specialty. Dentistry has entered the 1990s an era of high technology. We are fortunate to have at our disposal many technological innovations to enhance treatment, including intraoral video cameras, computer imaging, computer aided device (CAD), Computer aided machine (CAM) and air abrasive units. However no instrument is more representative of the term high-tech than the laser. “L.A.S.E.R” is an acronym for “Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation”. Lasers are intense sources of light or, more accurately non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation. Laser radiation has specific and predictable wavelengths, and at these wavelengths the radiation is more intense than can be generated by conventional light sources. Lasers offer little chance for mechanical trauma, they cause minimal scarring, and sutures are rarely needed. One of the greatest advantages of laser use in dentistry is a high rate of patient acceptance. Patients today are aware of lasers and their advantages. Dental lasers available today are small, light weight, highly portable and increasingly affordable.The future looks bright for lasers in dentistry. Investigating lasers to understand this type of light and its properties can help practitioners take advantage of this new technology. This Review on laser applications demonstrate the evolution of laser radi¬ation within the Periodontics and provide practical information on the use of laser radiant energy in such areas as control of including periodontal surgery.
Keywords: CO2 Lasers, Er:YAG lasers, Frenectomy, Gingivectomy, gingivoplasty