Review Article

Year : 2019 | Volume : 4 | Issue : 1 | Page : 1-5

Laser and Its Use in Pediatric Dentistry: A Review of Literature and a Recent Update

Sauvik Galui, Shubhabrata Pal, Saikat Mahata, Subrata Saha, Subir Sarkar

Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College and Hospital Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Address for correspondence:

Dr. Sauvik Galui,

Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

E‐mail: sauvikgalui92@gmail.com

Abstract

Since last two decades, the use of laser in dentistry evolved in an immense way. Although soft-tissue laser was initially introduced, but with invention of new-generation laser, it is now widely used on dental hard tissue as well. Commonly used laser in dentistry includes neodymium-yttrium aluminum garnet laser, erbium: yttrium aluminum garnet, CO2 , erbium chromium:yttrium scandium gallium garnet, holmium:yttrium aluminum garnet, and diode laser. Treating a pediatric patient with laser for oral and dental procedure is beneficial as it is less fearful to the child and better accepted by parents. When a clinician uses the laser for surgical or pulpal procedure, children become more cooperative and thus enhances treatment outcome. It is used for caries prevention, early diagnosis, cavity restoration, management of traumatized teeth, and minor oral surgical procedure in child patients. Although the use of laser may produce certain hazards and need some precautions, its use in pediatric dental practice seems to soon become the gold standard.

Keywords: Different laser application in dental field, laser, laser in pediatric dentistry

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How to cite this article: Galui S, Pal S, Mahata S, Saha S, Sarkar S. Laser and its use in pediatric dentistry: A review of literature and a recent update. Int J Pedod Rehabil 2019;4:1-5.