Verma Sanjeev Kumar, Maheshwari Sandhya, Singh Raj Kumar, Chaudhari Prabhat Kumar
Department of Orthodontics and Dental Anatomy, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India.
Natl J Maxillofac Surg. 2012 Jul;3(2):124-32. doi: 10.4103/0975-5950.111342.
The term LASER is an acronym for 'Light Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation'. As its first application in dentistry by Miaman, in 1960, the laser has seen various hard and soft tissue applications. In the last two decades, there has been an explosion of research studies in laser application. In hard tissue application, the laser is used for caries prevention, bleaching, restorative removal and curing, cavity preparation, dentinal hypersensitivity, growth modulation and for diagnostic purposes, whereas soft tissue application includes wound healing, removal of hyperplastic tissue to uncovering of impacted or partially erupted tooth, photodynamic therapy for malignancies, photostimulation of herpetic lesion. Use of the laser proved to be an effective tool to increase efficiency, specificity, ease, and cost and comfort of the dental treatment.
术语“LASER”是“受激辐射光放大”的首字母缩写。自1960年迈曼首次将其应用于牙科领域以来，激光已在各种硬组织和软组织应用中得到使用。在过去二十年中，激光应用的研究呈爆发式增长。在硬组织应用方面，激光用于龋齿预防、漂白、修复体去除与固化、窝洞制备、牙本质过敏、生长调节以及诊断目的；而在软组织应用方面，包括伤口愈合、增生组织切除以暴露阻生或部分萌出的牙齿、恶性肿瘤的光动力治疗、疱疹性病变的光刺激。事实证明，激光的使用是提高牙科治疗效率、特异性、便利性、成本效益和舒适度的有效工具。
