Journal of PEARLDENT
  • Year: 2011
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 1

Electrosurgery in General Dentistry

  • Author:
  • Vinayak S Gowda, Shashank P Kumar, E G Ajeya Kumara
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 29 to 31

* Department of Periodontics and Implantology, V S Dental College and Hospital, K R Road, V V Puram, Bangalore

** Department of Orthodontics, V S Dental college and Hospital, K R Road, V V Puram, Bangalore

*** Department of Periodontics and Implantology, V S Dental College and Hospital, K R Road, V V Pram, Bangalore

Abstract

Electrosurgery has been used in dentistry for several decades, but the technique is not widely practiced because of certain misconceptions regarding the equipment and healing aspects. This review briefly explains the principles of electrosurgery and attempts to clear the misunderstandings about the potential uses of this cutting edge technology in day to day clinical practices.

Keywords

Current, electrosurgery, waveform, lateral heat