Laser Applications in Pedodontics

Abstract

Researches to use laser in the field of dentistry, has been ongoing since 1960s. The last 25 years developments of laser in parallel advances in the medical field and technological developments come in to prominence as a popular instrument used almost all areas of dentistry. In dentistry, lasers can be used various section such as recording blood flow in human dental pulp, tooth surface treatments, caries removal, vital pulp treatments, root canal disinfection, jaw and gingival surgery, aesthetic dentistry, depigmentation of gum, gingivoplasty, dentin hypersensitivity, maxillary sinusitis, treatment of aphthous ulcer, temporomandibular joint disorders, wound healing, achieve haemostasis, scaling, treatment of gingivitis, periodontitis and periimplantitis. In pedodontics, besides various advantages, lasers are thought an alternative to conventional treatments for minimize dental fear. The aim of this review is to give detailed information in the fields of pediatric dentistry

Keywords

• Laser, Pedodontics, Dentistry

Pedodontide lazer uygulamaları

Abstract

Lazerin diş hekimliği alanında kullanması amacıyla yapılan çalışmalar, 1960’lı yıllardan beri devam etmektedir. Son 25 yılda ise medikal alandaki ilerlemelere ve teknolojik gelişmelere paralel olarak gelişme gösteren lazer, diş hekimliğinin hemen her alanında kullanım olanağı bulan popüler bir gereç olarak öne çıkmaktadır. Diş hekimliğinde lazer; pulpada kan akımının tespiti, diş yüzeyinin pürüzlendirilmesi, çürüklerin temizlenmesi, vital pulpa tedavileri, kanal dezenfeksiyonu, dişeti ve çene cerrahisi, estetik diş hekimliği, dişeti renginin açılması, dişeti estetik seviyelemesi, dentin hassasiyeti, maksiller sinüzit, aft tedavileri, eklem rahatsızlıkları, yara iyileşmesi, hemostazın sağlanması, diş taşı temizliği, gingivitis, periodontitis ve periimplantitis tedavileri gibi birçok alanda kullanılabilmektedir. Pedodontide ise sağladığı birçok avantajının yanı sıra dental korkuyu azaltması açısından lazerlerin geleneksel yöntemlere alternatif olabileceği düşünülmektedir. Bu derlemede, dental lazerlerin pedodontideki kullanım alanları hakkında bilgi verilmesi amaçlanmıştır.

Keywords

• Lazer, Pedodonti, Diş hekimliği

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