Clinical Corner

Utılızatıon Of Dental Laser In Impacted Teeth

10.13076/1300-3550-6-2-211

  • Mehmet Özgen
  • Koray Gençay

Turk J Orthod 1993;6(2):211-213

Dental laser has been used in dentistry recently in the fields of periodontology, endodontics, operative dentistry and oral surgery. As a pan of orthodontic and pedodontic treatment where surgical intervention is indicated such as the exposure of impacted teeth Nd:YAG laser is very instrumental. As it causes not only less bleeding but it is as well painless. In addition it is well handled by younger aged patients due to above advantages. In this case report two instances of impacted teeth is exposed through the use of Nd:YAG laser.

Keywords: Dental laser, impacted tooth