Lasers in Orthodontics

The technological revolution has boosted patient expectations for painless and non invasive procedures by increasing access to information and increasing popularity in the usage of Light Amplification by stimulated Emission of Radiation (LASER). Lasers have opened up a potentially lucrative market in patient treatment. Laser assisted therapies in dental sciences have been gradually progressing for many years. There is no other field of dentistry that has progressed at such a breakneck speed in recent years as laser dentistry. In dentistry, this is referred to as "well being". The use of lasers in dentistry aided the dentists to get around the limitations of traditional approaches. Both professionals and patients benefitted from the convenience, efficiency, specificity and comfort. This book is a summary of evidence based published studies on a variety of elements of laser usage including types, properties, benefits as well as safety precautions. Those who are willing to practice ethical dentistry in the future, he/she will have to incorporate the advantages of laser replacement.