Lasers in Oral Pathology-A Review

Lasers were introduced into the field of dentistry with the hope of overcoming some of the drawbacks posed by conventional methods of dental procedures. Since the first experiment for applications in 1960s, the use of laser has increased rapidly in the last couple of decades. At present wide varieties of procedures are carried out using lasers. The aim of this review is to describe the application of lasers, the advantages and disadvantages of different wavelength lasers used for oral soft tissue biopsies.