In the past 100years there has been extensive development of the mechanical cutting
devices used in dentistry. However, while considerable progress has been made in this area …

Background Dental implants are usually placed by elevating a soft tissue flap, but in some
instances, they can also be placed flapless reducing patient discomfort. Several flap designs …

Laser irradiation has numerous favorable characteristics, such as ablation or vaporization,
hemostasis, biostimulation (photobiomodulation) and microbial inhibition and destruction …

This review is based on a Cochrane systematic review entitled'Interventions for replacing
missing teeth: management of soft tissues for dental implants' published in The Cochrane …

For many intraoral soft-tissue surgical procedures the laser has become a desirable and
dependable alternative to traditional scalpel surgery. The dental literature contains many …

Lasers are becoming the standard of care for many oral and maxillofacial procedures, and
they are being introduced as an efficient instrument for a variety of new applications within …

Background: The erbium‐doped: yttrium, aluminum, and garnet (Er: YAG) laser is
considered a useful tool for subgingival debridement because the laser treatment creates …

Lasers have various periodontal applications including calculus removal (Er: YAG, Er, Cr:
YSGG lasers); soft tissue excision, incision and ablation; decontamination of root and …

In modern implant dentistry there are several clinical indications for laser surgery. Different
laser systems have a considerable spectrum of application in soft and hard peri-implant …

Objective: The purpose of this literature review was to evaluate the present use of different
laser systems in implant dentistry. Materials and Methods: A literature search of MEDLINE …