Case Report

Impacted Palatal Canines and Diode Laser Surgery: A Case Report

Table 3

Brief review of the dosimetry and techniques used in previous clinical reports.

AuthorsLaserModePower settingWavelength (nm)

Migliario et al. [42, 48]DiodePulsed (20 s)1.5 W980
Impellizzeri et al. [43]CO2Superpulsed (80 Hz)4.5 W10,600
Fornaini et al. [44]Nd:YAGSuperpulsed (40 Hz)4 W1064
Er:YAGMedium-short pulse (10 Hz)300 mJ2940
Olivi et al. [45]Er:YAGSuperpulsed (300 μs)2.25–3 W2940
Kato and Wijeyeweera [46]CO2Continuous3 W or 4 W10,600
Ramkumar et al. [47]DiodeContinuous1.5 W940