Lasers in Dentistry: Minimally Invasive Instruments for the Modern Practice
Laser Procedures

There is not a discipline in dentistry where lasers are not helpful. Examples in each discipline will be presented including the following:

• Laser assisted caries diagnosis and management
• Restorative dentistry
• Surgical applications of dental lasers
• Oral diagnosis/oral medicine
• Oral surgery
• Periodontics – gingivectomy, crown lengthening, periodontitis treatment
• Pediatric – restorative, frenectomy
• Endodontics
• Photobiomodulation