The Effects of Carbon Dioxide Laser Use on Socket Preservation after Tooth Extraction

Abstract

The guidelines for the intended use of dental lasers released by the United States Food and Drug Administration includes “coagulation of extraction sites”. Carbon dioxide lasers is one of the laser technologies recommended for this treatment. However, there are virtually no reports of the biological basic research on carbon dioxide lasers. In this paper, the authors describe some of the biological basic research conducted to elucidate the effects of carbon dioxide laser therapy after tooth extraction on wound healing in the extraction socket, and report the effects on the specific formation of new bone and the cicatrization of the extraction socket mucosa in particular.