title: Use of lasers in periodontics.
abstract: Although lasers have been used in periodontal therapy for 10 or more years, clinicians have barely begun to tap the enormous potential of this form of therapy. The relative lack of pain, ease of use, and site specificity of the laser make it an ideal addition to the periodontist's armamentarium. Applications now are being developed for a broader range of wavelengths that will offer useful, predictable, and comfortable therapy for managing the periodontal patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, USA.
authors.forename: H I
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Bader
mesh_terms: D003748:Dental Equipment; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D007834:Lasers; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D010517:Periodontics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013357:Subgingival Curettage / Q000295:instrumentation