Prof. Dr. Omar Hamadah, DDS, OMFS, MSc, PhD, Head of Medical Lasers laboratory, Higher Institute of Laser Research & Applications, Head of Oral Medicine department, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Damascus University, Syria.
A dental laser uses a very thin yet powerful beam of light energy to address any dental issues. Because the laser virtually eliminates any heat, pressure or vibrations, the dental patient will experience a substantial amount of lesser pain or even no pain at all.
The 450nm diode laser proved of being very efficient in the oral soft tissue surgical procedures, with no side effects for the patients.
There are many applications for pediatric soft tissue laser procedures in oral surgery, oral pathology, periodontology and orthodontics — including frenectomies, frenotomies, operculectomies, gingivectomies, and treatment of aphthous and herpetic lesions.
Lasers have been used in dentistry for approximately two decades. For many intraoral soft tissue surgical procedures, the laser is a viable alternative to the scalpel. There are many categories of soft tissue procedures that can be treated by lasers
