Journal of PEARLDENT
  • Year: 2020
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 1

Lasers: The contemporary alternative for soft tissue lesion

1Post graduate student, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad

2Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad

3Professor and Head, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad

4Reader, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad

*Address for correspondance Dr Aiman Mahfooz, Pg student, Dept of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Center

Online published on 20 October, 2020.

Abstract

LASER is an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. Lasers are heat producing devices converting electromagnetic energy into thermal energy. Till the date lasers treatment considered to be a remedy in medicine and surgery but now in dentistry as well it considered to be best adjunct treatment modality in oral mucosal lesion. Time to time many lasers were introduced with broad range of therapeutic effects in disorders. Laser have some inadvertent effect also on orodental structures. Insufficient knowledge about unwanted effects of laser light might give rise to overwhelming therapeutics pitfalls. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of clinical application of lasers in oral mucosal lesions.

Keywords

Lasers, Oro mucosal lesion, Orodental