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One of the most beneficial technological advances in dentistry and oral surgery was developed in the early 90’s and is still a key tool in cosmetic dentistry to this day, this piece of dental equipment is known as a dental laser and was specifically designed to make dental work less painful for you the patient as well as making performing complicated dental surgery much easier for the dentist.

The use of the dental laser was first approved in North America during the early 90’s for procedures on the gums by the Food and Drug Administration, the dental lasers use on hard tissues like teeth and the bones of the mandible was not given approval until 1996. Up until the invention of the dental laser and its approval to be used in the dental field the tool of choice used by dentists was the dental drill, though the dental drill is still widely used due to the lower cost of equipment a lot of dentists are now opting to switch over to the dental laser as the price of the tool comes down.

Today there are about several different variants of dental laser in use, the most common of these lasers would be the diode laser and carbon dioxide laser. The reason for having these different variations of dental laser is because different types of lasers work on separate wavelengths making them better suited for separate applications. Diode lasers use a wavelength in the 810 – 900 nanometer range and are well absorbed by red colored tissues such as the gums.

Dental lasers offer great benefits to the dental field as the use of a dental laser can decrease morbidity after surgery as well as reduce the need to have costly anesthetics used during procedures. Due to the cauterization of tissues there is very little bleeding following soft tissue procedures and the risks of the alternative electrosurgery procedures is avoided. For these reason and more most dental surgeons are opting to use dental lasers over the alternative equipment and both patient and dental hygienist alike are benefiting from this great technological advance in dental surgery.