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Laser use in muco-gingival surgical orthodontics

Borzabadi Farahani, Ali 2024. Laser use in muco-gingival surgical orthodontics. Coluzzi, Donald J. and Parker, Stephen P. A., eds. Lasers in Dentistry—Current Concepts, Textbooks in Contemporary Dentistry ((TECD)), Cham, Switzerland: Springer, pp. 379-398. (10.1007/978-3-031-43338-2_12)

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Abstract

Lasers are excellent adjuncts to the clinical discipline of surgical orthodontics. This chapter reviews the laser wavelengths available and discuss some lasers for soft tissue procedures. These include improved healing (photobiomodulation), and provision of a bloodless surgical site, laser gingivectomy to improve oral hygiene or bracket positioning, aesthetic laser gingival recontouring, laser frenectomy, and laser exposure of the superficially impacted teeth. Selected treated cases will be presented throughout. The emphasis was to provide more information on the use of diode lasers due to their popularity, smaller devices, and lower cost; however, treated cases with non-contact laser (CO2 and erbium lasers) were also included. This chapter also looks reviews into the available evidence that compares the diode laser surgery with conventional scalpel surgery for surgical exposure of impacted teeth or teeth with delayed eruption (both with no overlaying bone).

Item Type: Book Section
Date Type: Published Online
Status: Published
Schools: Dentistry
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 978-3-031-43337-5
ISSN: 25244612
Date of First Compliant Deposit: 29 September 2024
Date of Acceptance: 1 November 2023
Last Modified: 08 Nov 2024 11:08
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/172446

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