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Year : 2010  |  Volume : 4  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 6-13

Er,cr: YSGG laser & its clinical application


1 PG Guide & In-charge, Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College & Hospital, Kolkata, India
2 PG Student, Dept. of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College & Hospital, Kolkata, India
3 H.O.D & Principal, Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College & Hospital, Kolkata, India

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Er,Cr:YSGG laser is the laser that has an active medium of a solid crystal of Yttrium Scandium Gallium Garnet that is doped with Erbium and Chromium. Modern Science & technology has undergone rapid changes over the last few decades. This development enables to adopt newer treatment options that include more conservative, painless, comfortable & reliable approach towards better aesthetic outcome in dentistry. Among the other advancements, lasers in dentistry are the latest innovation. A wide range of lasers are now available in dentistry. Lasers can be used on hard dental tissues for caries removal, cavity preparation, bleaching of discoloured tooth etc. It also can be used for soft tissue procedures like gingivectomy, frenectomy, crown lengthening procedure and other periodontal procedures. This laser is capable of multiple applications because of its interaction with tissue is strongly influenced by variation in air -water ratio of the spray and thus makes the economics of laser therapy more feasible. This paper summaries different clinical applications of Er, Cr: YSGG lasers in Conservative dentistry.


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