Modern dental treatments include laser dentistry to remedy oral issues and in preventive therapies to achieve optimal oral health.
This state-of-the-art tool treats gum disease and improves your smile without scalpels and stitches. These treatments are non-invasive and require little recovery time. For this reason, lasers are an innovative way to upgrade traditional treatments that cause post-operative pain and discomfort.
What is Laser Dentistry?
The laser used produces an intense beam of bundled light. Natural light consists of many wavelengths, whereas the laser only has one, and its energy affects tissue differently. Laser dentistry provides an astonishingly wide range of treatments because the intensity of the laser beam can be precisely calibrated, combining modern dentistry with contemporary patient care.
Dental Laser Treatments
Laser dentistry offers more painless treatment options and achieves better results. Dentists use dental lasers to reduce germs in gingival pockets and root canals more effectively than conventional methods. Using lasers in surgical interventions means less postoperative pain and, therefore, fewer medications.
Gum Disease
After the dentist cleans the harmful bacteria from the irritated gingival pockets, the laser then gently removes the painful, inflamed tissue. This method is exceptionally gentle for those with gum disease because it spares you from taking an antibiotic and dealing with medication side effects.
Root Canal
Lasers can effectively and painlessly eliminate aggressive, stubborn germs and bacteria. Laser light penetrates deeply into the canals, in fact, much deeper than files or irrigation solutions can. This dramatically increases the success rate of your root canal treatment.
Avoid Unnecessary Damage
Lasers don’t damage healthy gum tissue. State-of-the-art dental lasers can differentiate healthy and unhealthy gum tissue, so they protect your gums from unnecessary damage. Laser treatments repair damaged gum tissue, stimulating new, healthy tissue growth. Performing gum surgery using a laser is a precise and accurate method that won’t affect or bones.
Safe for All Ages
Dental lasers are so gentle, both adults and pediatric patients benefit from this treatment. Unlike a scalpel, lasers don’t slice into your gum tissue, so they’re less likely to cause infection, sensitivity, or bleeding after treatment. Thus, complications are also unlikely. Additionally, patients perceive laser therapy as gentle and almost painless. As a result, it’s particularly suitable for children, anxious patients, or people who are very sensitive to pain.
Surgery
When using laser dentistry in surgical treatments, you’ll experience only minor bleeding, and wounds will heal much faster.
Extra Benefits of Laser Dentistry
Laser dentistry successfully provides:
- A whiter smile
- Ulcer treatment
- Enamel care
- Decay elimination
- Cavity detection
- Releasing of “tied” tongues in children
- Gum disease eradication
Laser dentistry prevents the need for aggressive surgeries, prevents gum disease, and improves your smile.
Let’s Talk Laser Dentistry
To schedule an appointment with the professionals at Danville Family Dentistry, please call (317) 745-4400 if you’re interested in learning more about laser dentistry.
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Disclaimer: The information included in this article is for educational purposes only. It should not be used as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.
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