IUSE OF LASER THERAPY IN DENTISTRY:

CONTRIBUTIONS AND APPLICABILITY

Abstract

This work, through research, analysis (full reading) and description of scientific articles (segregation
of relevant information) - this model of literature review - seeks to systematically describe and
discuss the use of laser therapy in dentistry, a tool that has assumed highlighted in the health sector,
due to its positive therapeutic effects, as long as they are used with the correct technique, in order to
prevent injuries. In this research, an analysis of laser therapy was proposed, which has healing
effects and reduces the inflammatory response, with two types of use in dentistry: low and high
intensity. However, this instrument still represents a challenge in the current situation, due to the high
financial cost of purchasing dental professionals and, consequently, their respective patients. In
relation to the construction of this scientific article, the qualitative research method was used, which
was formed by searching and analyzing data from the Google Scholar Platform, with reading,
analysis and description of other literature (scientific articles, course completion works , monographs,
postgraduate work, among others). To this end, work developed from 2018 onwards was prioritized,
as laser therapy in dentistry is a recent technology, although there are older studies regarding the
use of this method in the health sector, which were used to support theory on the physiological
effects resulting from the use of laser. Through this methodology, it is expected to describe the use
of lasers in dentistry (contributions and applicability), as well as to encourage its use in dentistry
work, due to the benefits arising from its use.