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2. Dental laser - Wikipedia

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   A dental laser is a type of laser designed specifically for use in oral surgery or dentistry. In the United States , the use of lasers on the gums was first approved by the Food and Drug Administration in the early 1990s, and use on hard tissue like teeth or the bone of the mandible gained approval in 1996. [ 1 ]

3. Laser gingivectomy - Wikipedia

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   Laser gingivectomy is a dental procedure that recontours or scalpels the gingival tissue to improve long term dental health or aesthetics. [1] Compared to conventional scalpel surgery, soft-tissue dental lasers, such as laser diode, [2] Nd:YAG laser, [3] Er:YAG laser, [4] Er,Cr:YSGG laser, [5] and CO 2 lasers, [6] [7] can perform this procedure, offering a precise, stable, bloodless, often ...

4. Laser-assisted new attachment procedure - Wikipedia

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   The use of lasers in treating periodontal disease has been seen by some dental professionals as controversial. [6] The American Academy of Periodontology stated in 1999 that it was "not aware of any randomized blinded controlled longitudinal clinical trials, cohort or longitudinal studies, or case-controlled studies indicating that 'laser excisional new attachment procedure (or Laser ENAP)' or ...

5. Laser surgery - Wikipedia

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   Laser surgery is a type of surgery that cuts tissue using a laser in contrast to using a scalpel. [ 1 ] Soft-tissue laser surgery is used in a variety of applications in humans ( general surgery , neurosurgery , ENT , dentistry , orthodontics , [ 2 ] and oral and maxillofacial surgery ) as well as veterinary [ 3 ] surgical fields.

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7. Dental restoration - Wikipedia

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   The process of preparation usually involves cutting the tooth with a rotary dental handpiece and dental burrs, a dental laser, or through air abrasion (or in the case of atraumatic restorative treatment, hand instruments), to make space for the planned restorative materials and to remove any dental decay or portions of the tooth that are ...