1Professor & Head, Department of Periodontics, KGF College of Dental Sciences, KGF, Karnataka
2Professor & Head, Department of Oral Pathology, KGF College of Dental Sciences, KGF, Karnataka
3Senior Lecturer, Sri Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary University, Gurugram, Haryana
4Reader, Department of Oral Pathology, KGF College of Dental Sciences, KGF, Karnataka
5Asst. Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research
*Corresponding Author: Dr. B. Krishna Prasanth, Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Research Faculty, COCPAR, Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research, Email: mail2kristain@gmail.com
Online published on 4 June, 2019.
The term LASER is an acronym for ‘Light Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation. In the last two decades, there has been an explosion of research studies in laser application. It has been used widely in a range of biomedical and dental applications in recent years. The main benefits for laser applications are patient comfort, pain relief and better results during specific applications. Major concerns for using dental lasers frequently are high cost, need for specialized training and sensitivity of the technique, thereby compromising its usefulness particularly in developing countries. Since a remarkable increase in the use of lasers for dental application is expected in the near future, this paper aims to review on laser treatment effectiveness and its applications.
Laser, dentisty, surgery
