Clinical evaluation of pulsed ND:YAG dental laser applied on oral soft tissues

This investigation was conducted to evaluate the pulsed Nd: YAG dental laser, as a surgical tool for many of the oral surgical procedures. Gingivoplasty, minor gingivectomy, operculectomy excision of pedunculated tumors, frenectomy, incision and drainage of oral abscesses, control of oral bleeding and many other procedures were included in the study. The results presented here suggest that the pulsed Nd: YAG laser can be used to cut efficiently through vascular tissues, necrotic tissues and thin pedunculated masses. So it could be considered selective but not conclusive in surgery of the oral soft tissues.