Laser and its Implications in Dentistry : A Review Article

Shreya Maheshwari (1) , Asima Jaan (2) , C.V. Sruthi Vyaasini (3) , Aasiya Yousuf (4) , Gautam Arora (5) , Chirantan Chowdhury (6)
(1) PG Student, Department of Periodontics and Implantology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh , India
(2) MDS, Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir , India
(3) PG Student, Department of Periodontics and Implantology, J.N.Kapoor DAV (C) Dental College Yamuna Nagar, Haryana , India
(4) PG Student, Department of Pediatrics and Preventive Dentistry, Genesis Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Ferozepur, Punjab , India
(5) Private Practitioner, Ambala City, Haryana , India
(6) Intern, Himachal Institute of Dental Sciences, Paonta Sahib, Himachal Pradesh , India
https://doi.org/10.15520/jcmro.v3i08.323

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Vol. 3 No. 08 (2020)
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    Argon, CO2, Enamel, Lasers, Nd : YAG
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The term LASER is an acronym for ‘Light Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation’. Miaman was the first who introduced laser application in dentistry in 1960 and its hard and soft tissue application. There is lot of advancement in lasers in past two decades. Various hard tissue applications includes caries prevention, bleaching, restorative removal and curing, cavity preparation, dentinal hypersensitivity, growth modulation and for diagnostic purposes, whereas soft tissue application includes wound healing, removal of hyperplastic tissue to uncovering of impacted or partially erupted tooth, photodynamic therapy for malignancies, photostimulation of herpetic lesion. Although lasers proves to be slightly costlier than traditional treatment but its an effective tool to increase efficiency, specificity, ease and comfort of the dental treatment.

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Shreya Maheshwari
PG Student, Department of Periodontics and Implantology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
Asima Jaan
MDS, Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir
C.V. Sruthi Vyaasini
PG Student, Department of Periodontics and Implantology, J.N.Kapoor DAV (C) Dental College Yamuna Nagar, Haryana
Aasiya Yousuf
PG Student, Department of Pediatrics and Preventive Dentistry, Genesis Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Ferozepur, Punjab
Gautam Arora
Private Practitioner, Ambala City, Haryana
Chirantan Chowdhury
Intern, Himachal Institute of Dental Sciences, Paonta Sahib, Himachal Pradesh
Maheshwari, S. ., Jaan, A., Vyaasini, C. S. ., Yousuf, A. ., Arora, G. ., & Chowdhury, C. . (2020). Laser and its Implications in Dentistry : A Review Article. Journal of Current Medical Research and Opinion, 3(08). https://doi.org/10.15520/jcmro.v3i08.323
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