Green James, Weiss Adam, Stern Avichai
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, 121 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA.
Dent Clin North Am. 2011 Jul;55(3):585-97, ix-x. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2011.02.017. Epub 2011 Apr 15.
Advances in technology are changing the ways that patients experience dental treatment. Technology helps to decrease treatment time and makes the treatment more comfortable for the patient. One technological advance is the use of lasers in dentistry. Lasers are providing more efficient, more comfortable, and more predictable outcomes for patients. Lasers are used in all aspects of dentistry, including operative, periodontal, endodontic, orthodontic, and oral and maxillofacial surgery. Lasers are used for soft and hard tissue procedures in the treatment of pathologic conditions and for esthetic procedures. This article discusses how lasers work and their application in the various specialties within dentistry.
技术进步正在改变患者接受牙科治疗的方式。技术有助于缩短治疗时间，并使患者在治疗过程中更加舒适。激光在牙科领域的应用就是一项技术进步。激光为患者带来了更高效、更舒适且更可预测的治疗效果。激光被应用于牙科的各个方面，包括手术、牙周、牙髓、正畸以及口腔颌面外科。激光用于治疗病理状况的软硬组织手术以及美容手术。本文将探讨激光的工作原理及其在牙科各个专业领域的应用。
