Here are five things to know:
1. Dental lasers offer various advantages including accuracy in cutting gum tissues, bloodless surgery and minimal swelling, scarring and pain before and after surgery.
2. Dental lasers can be classified into three types: diode lasers, carbon dioxide lasers and yttrium aluminum garnet lasers.
3. Diode lasers are primarily used in soft tissue surgeries and cosmetic dental procedures, emerging as a portable, affordable and user friendly hand piece for soft tissue surgery.
4. Carbon dioxide lasers are used in oral surgery due to their ability to give defined incisions for surgery without much laceration of adjacent soft tissues and root canal disinfection.
5. Key players operating the market include Biolase, Danaher, Sirona Dental Systems and Zolar Technology.
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