Year : 2016

Volume : Volume 6

Issue : Issue 1

Address for correspondence :
Dr. Suresh Kangane
drsureshkangane@rediffmail.com

Abstract

Background: For many years research in LASER (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) supported therapies in dental sciences is progressing steadily. There is no field of dentistry where development took place at such a tearing pace in recent years as in the field of laser dentistry. In the beginning it was only in some branches of this scientific field where significant therapeutic advantages compared to conventional forms of treatment could be reached, but by now this development already includes all branches of dentistry and integrates them into the spectrum of laser supported dental treatment. LASER technology represents an important help which may be used before, during and after, all the steps of orthodontic treatment such as etching, bonding pain control, accelerating tooth movement, debonding of ceramic brackets, welding, soft tissue surgery etc. When considering the use of lasers in clinical dentistry, the practitioner must use clinical experience, receive proper training, and have familiarity with the operating characteristics of each device. Because of the variable composition of human tissue and the differing ways in which laser energies are absorbed, no single laser is appropriate for all dental applications.

Keywords: LASER Technology, Etching, Bonding, Pain control, Accelerating tooth movement, Debonding.