For the majority of patients, scaling and root planing (SRP) is the gold standard for nonsurgical periodontal therapy. But for those patients with diabetes or compromised health, adjunctive therapies, ...

Laser therapy has numerous applications and may improve oral wound healing by encouraging cell regeneration, lessening pain, and modulating the immune system, but its use after tooth extraction ...

Advances in 3D scanning and x-ray imaging have significantly accelerated the process of capturing a 3D digital model of a patient’s mouth, much of this due to LED illumination systems and laser diode ...

The development of power diode pump laser sources that demonstrate extended life and higher brightness have resulted in this novel technology becoming commercially feasible. This effect prevents ...

How Do Lasers Work in Dentistry? All lasers work by delivering energy in the form of light. When used for surgical and dental procedures, the laser acts as a cutting instrument or a vaporizer of ...

Biolase, a developer of dental lasers, has announced the launch of its Epic Pro system, a diode laser-based dentistry tool, which offers what the company claims is “higher laser power than most diode ...