LASER DENTISTRY – “Enhancing Dental Perfection”.

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, SreeAnjaneya Institute of Dental Sciences, Kozhikode.
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Application for and research on lasers in dentistry continues to expand since their introduction to the dental profession. Over time, understanding of lasers has grown among researchers an the lasers themselves have become smaller and better suited to dental tasks, eventually making them accurate and safe enough for procedural use. Lasers (an acronym for “light amplification by the stimulated emission of radiation”) deliver energy and heat in the form of light, and their uses in dentistry ranges from cleaning to removing tooth decay; Laser provides more conservative, less invasive treatment of carious lesion therefore laying the foundation for the “minimally invasive era” in today’s dentistry. Dental lasers also significantly contribute to the field of Aesthetic dentistry. A laser in dentistry has allowed dentists to give state of art treatment to their patients. Speed, comfort and ease of approach are some of the advantages of these techniques. This review is aimed to give an overview of the lasers used in dental practice.

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[Sudeep CB. (2017); LASER DENTISTRY – “Enhancing Dental Perfection”. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Jan). 879-884] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Sudeep C B
Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sree Anjaneya Institute of Dental Sciences

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/2828      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/2828

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