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Chapter-54 Lasers in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

BOOK TITLE: Textbook of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Author
1. Malik Neelima Anil
2. Parkar Mushtaq I
3. Chaudhary Vidya Rattan
4. Punde Prashant A
ISBN
9789350259382
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11697_54
Edition
3/e
Publishing Year
2012
Pages
29
Author Affiliations
1. Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
2. Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Deemed University’s, School of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Karad, Dist. Satara Maharashtra, India, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Deemed University’s, School of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Karad, Dist. Satara, Maharashtra, India
3. Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Oral Health Science Center, Postgraduate Institute of Medical, Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
4. Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Deemed University’s, School of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Karad, Dist. Satara, Maharashtra, India
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Abstract

The term laser stands for “Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation”. The first working laser used on extracted tooth was developed by Maiman in 1960. Since then ,applications of lasers are expanding. This chapter gives information to the reader ,about fundamentals of laser operation, and components of laser system, physical properties, characteristics, biological interactions, classification, advantages, applications and techniques of using lasers in the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery. The chapter also deals with scar excision with laser, use of Er:YAG laser, low level laser therapy, and finally the sterilization and infection control of laser unit. Various clinical photographs of some cases treated with the help of laser have been presented.

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