Abstract
Some medical specialties have been using lasers for over 30 years; their use did not become relatively common in oral and maxillofacial surgery but recently. However, over the past 10 years, gradually lasers have become an important part of oral surgical tools. Literature in oral and maxillofacial oncology continues to support the use of lasers in surgery of premalignant and malignant lesions. Various wavelengths that can be used by oral and maxillofacial surgeons are carbon-dioxide (CO 2 ), Nd: YAG, pulsed dye, erbium: YAG, holmium: YAG, and copper vapor. The most useful has proved to be the CO 2 laser. Several authorities have explored the indications, techniques, results, benefits, and risk issues of lasers used in oral and maxillofacial surgery. The advantages of laser application are that it provides relatively bloodless surgical and postsurgical courses with minimal swelling and scarring. In this article, we have discussed about the application of lasers in oral and maxillofacial surgery.
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