Prof. Chandrashekhar Yavagal (Hubli, India) is pediatric dentist and PhD researcher on Lasers. He has a Diploma in Orthodontics from World Institute Barcelona, Spain and a fellowship of the the International College of Dentists, Associate Fellow of the World Clinical Laser Institute and Diplomate of the International College of Neuromuscular Orthodontics & Gnathology, Italy. He currently serves as a Post Graduate teacher and Guide at MMNGH Institute of Dental Sciences, Belgaum,RGUHS India with more than 75 publications International peer reviewed journals. He is the India Mentor for the Asian Academy of Laser Therapy and Vice - President of the College of Light Medicine and Laser therapy (COLLL) Germany. He is one of the coveted speakers at DRDCA 2020 International.
Introduction
LASER – An acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation sounds too complicated! But the basic idea behind this amazing phenomenon is actually pretty simple. It’s safe for us – practicing dentists to stick to the notion that it is a form of energy derived from Light! In fact, since ages Light has been known to possess special properties and is hence considered sacred enough to be able to sustain life! Is it a wonder then, that we start our festivities by lighting a lamp? It has been written in our ancient scriptures that by lighting a lamp, we are actually creating an ambience of energy and positivity. It is purely because of this reason that all places of worship are centered on a source of light!
Light begets energy and energy begets vitality & health. Though the energy and healing abilities of Light were known to our ancestors, we, the so called scientifically inclined Homo sapiens understood the relationship between mass and energy only after Einstein gave us the famous equation E=mC2. As health care providers of the modern millennium, the first and foremost thing that we need to understand is that any disease in any tissue in the body is just an absence of this vital energy!
Quest for the Healing Light
Modern medicine has taught us to treat symptoms instead of causes, often with extreme measures like surgery. Modern dentistry is no exception to this rule. In our quest for technical excellence we seem to have forgotten that we were supposed to be ‘healers’ to begin with. Somewhere we seem to have taken our body physiology for granted and have started disregarding our own healing abilities.
Therapeutic lasers or PBM (PhotoBioModulatory) lasers are excellent tools which could give back that healing touch to modern medicine and dentistry. Laser medicine or laser therapy involves the use of these low power lasers on areas of the body that have been injured, damaged or diseased. In contrast to high-powered surgical lasers which are designed to cut tissue, these therapeutic lasers produce beneficial photobiomodulatory interactions that can significantly reduce pain, increase blood circulation, reduce swelling and dramatically improve healing time.
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