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RACERS IN PROSTHODONTICS
VISIBLE LIGHT
LASER LIGHT
Patients with
complex medical
histories
Patient allergic to
anesthetics
Painless,
Bloodless
& Clean
surgical
field.
Superior
and faster
healing
ADVANTAGESLASER
No
postopera
tive
discomfor
t, and
swelling.
No or
minimal
need for
anesthesi
a.
Laser kills
bacteria,
risk of
infection
is reduced
LASERS ON BASIS OF
APPLICATION IN DENTISTRY
SOFT TISSUE LASERS
HARD TISSUE LASERS
No suturing
Little or No
bleeding
Painless
Quicker
A traumatic
Quicker
More accurate
More
comfortable
Better results
Application in
FIXED PROSTHETICS/ESTHETICS
Soft tissue management around abutments.
Crown lengthening.
Osseous crown lengthening.
Troughing.
Formation of ovate pontic sites.
Modification of soft tissue around laminates
CROWN LENGHTNING
Insufficient clinical crown
length
INDICATIO
Caries
at
gingival
margin
NS
Endodontic perforations near
alveolar crest.
Unaesthetic gingival
architecture.
LASER TROUGHING
A trough is created around a tooth
before impression making using
Nd:YAG laser.
This can entirely replace the need for
retraction cord, electro cautery, and
the use of haemostatic agents.
REMOVABLE PROSTHETICS
Tuberosity reduction
Torus reduction
Soft tissue lesions
Residual ridge
modification
TUBEROSITY REDUCTION
The most common reason for enlarged
Tuberosity usually is soft tissue hyperplasia
TORUS REDUCTION
Tori and exostoses are formed mainly of compact
bone.
They may cause ulceration of oral mucosa.
They may also interfere with lingual bars or
flanges of mandibular prostheses.
IMPLANTOLOGY
PERIIMPLANTITIS
Lasers can be used to repair ailing
implants by decontaminating their
surfaces with laser energy.
Lasers can also be used to remove
inflamed granulation tissue around an
already osseointegrated implant.
Diode, CO2 & Er:YAG lasers can be
used for this purpose.
RECENT ADVANCES
MAXILLOFACIAL PROSTHESIS
Topologic data of the patients deformity is
acquired using laser surface digitizing, the
procedure is called Laser Holography
Imaging
Laser welding
An attractive alternative
method to join dental casting
alloys such as broken clasp
No need for investment and soldering alloy
Working time is decreased
Easy to operate
Minimal heat damage to denture base
resin