Diode lasers: A magical wand to an orthodontic practice

• Main Authors: Vipul Kumar Srivastava, Shally Mahajan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
• Series: Indian Journal of Dental Research
• Subjects: Bleaching; diode laser; gingival depigmentation; hemostasis; low-level laser therapy; laser setting; TMDs
• Online Access: http://www.ijdr.in/article.asp?issn=0970-9290;year=2014;volume=25;issue=1;spage=78;epage=82;aulast=Srivastava

LASER (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) is a powerful source of light, which has innumerable applications in all the fields of science including medicine and dentistry. It is one such technology that has become a desirable and an inseparable alternative to many traditional surgical procedures being held in the field of dentistry, and orthodontics is no exception. The current article describes the uses of a diode laser as an indispensable tool in an orthodontic office.