Krishna Madhu Kumaran Pillai Sreekaladevi¹*, Hridya Jayaprakash², Divya Sudhakar³, Aishwarya Dham⁴, Radhika Srikhakollu⁵ and Shalini Panchacharam⁶

¹1Ex-Postgraduate, Department of Oral Medicine and Maxillofacial Radiology, KVG Dental College and Hospital, Sulliya, India
²Periodontist, Clove Dental, Sholinganallur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
³General Dentist, Masthan Dental Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
⁴Periodontist, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
⁵General Dentist, Rhode Island, USA
⁶General Dentist, Arakkonam, Tamil Nadu, India

*Corresponding Author: Krishna Madhu Kumaran Pillai Sreekaladevi, Ex-Postgraduate, Department of Oral Medicine and Maxillofacial Radiology, KVG Dental College and Hospital, Sulliya, India.

Received: January 21, 2022; Published: February 10, 2022

Abstract

In electrosurgery, electric current is precisely applied to the soft tissues by electrodes to obtain cutting of tissues. The electric current generated in electrosurgery is also used for incision, excision, hemostasis and coagulation of tissues. The mode of the use of this electric current could be changed for cutting or coagulating soft tissues. This article briefly explains the literature review of ES and its clinical application in dentistry.

Keywords: Electrosurgery; Excision; Coagulation

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Citation

Citation: Krishna Madhu Kumaran Pillai Sreekaladevi., et al. “A Short Review on Electrosurgery in Dentistry”. Acta Scientific Dental Sciences 6.3 (2022): 17-19.

Copyright

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