Abstract
The word ‘LASER’ is an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. Different types of lasers used in dentistry are Argon, CO2, Nd:YAG (Neodium:YttriumAluminum-Garnet), Diode and Er:YAG (Erbium: YttriumAluminum-Garnet). Various uses of soft tissue diode lasers in periodontics are depigmentation, soft tissue crown lengthening procedure, soft tissue recontouring, hemostasis, soft tissue ablation, removal of large masses of tissue, bactericidal effects in the pockets, curettage, frenectomy and operculectomy. The present article reports three cases of the application of soft tissue diode LASER (Fotona XD-2) ® in Periodontics - one being gingival depigmentation and the other two of maxillary labial frenectomy. The patient of gingival depigmentation showed mild patchy repigmentation after 1 year follow-up whereas the patients of frenectomy had stable frenal attachment 6 months postoperatively.
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