laser

Lasers, when used for various soft-tissue procedures, can provide distinct advantages over the traditional scalpel, such as easy ablation of small volumes of tissue, hemostasis, sterilization of the incision or target surface area and less post-treatment tissue edema and swelling. For many procedures use of the laser can be considered a minimally invasive technique, resulting in less discomfort than traditional approaches.

Laser applications

Laser treatment may serve as an adjunct or alternative to conventional, mechanical periodontal therapy. Furthermore. low-level lasers may have biostimulatory effects that are reported to result in better wound healing compared to traditional approaches and in periodontal tissue regeneration. Recently, laser therapy has been introduced for the treatment of peri-implant disease with promising results.