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Does anyone have experience using lasers?

Could anyone tell me if they’ve personally seen benefits or value in using lasers as an adjunct to soft tissue treatment? Any scientific studies to back this up?



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In: Patient Care | August 13, 2015

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The most recent study I found was published by the Journal of the American Dental Association and it found no evidence of benefit. Here’s the link (there’s a really good table half way through:Table 5 Evidence profile summary): http://jada.ada.org/article/S0002-8177(15)00334-7/fulltext

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