title: [Lasertherapy and its applications in dentistry].
abstract: At present, laser technology represents an extremely important advance in multiple disciplines, and one that has been particularly favored in medicine, since different types of lasers are used for treating a variety of ailments. The present paper discusses the generalities of the therapeutic laser, as well as its applications in the field of odontology, for the dental surgeon, lasers constitute a valuable aid in his clinical practice, basically as an analgesic, anti-inflammatory or tissue regenerator (scar-forming) device.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mier y Teran Armida
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: Laserterapia y sus aplicaciones en odontología.