Open AccessLasers in Maxillofacial Surgery – Review of Literature
Author(s) -
Khadar Vali Shaik,
Mohammed Ibrahim Nazal Alanazi,
Rakan Menwer Albilasi,
Bader Falah Arqoub Albalawi,
Faris Alturqi Alruwaili
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_710_20
Subject(s) - oral and maxillofacial surgery , medicine , panacea (medicine) , laser surgery , laser , dentistry , general surgery , surgery , alternative medicine , optics , pathology , physics
The availability of different wavelengths of lasers has created a surgical panacea in the last decade and laser technology has become the standard of care for many oral and maxillofacial surgical procedures. In this article, based on literature search, we have reviewed the usage of laser in maxillofacial surgery based on the current evidence available on laser-assisted maxillofacial surgery, in PubMed database.