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What is Laser Dentistry?

Laser dentistry is an innovative dental care with a minimally invasive option used for facing gum surgery, cavity treatment, and other dental treatments. The term LASER is an acronym for ‘Light Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation’.

In 1960 Theodore Maiman, a scientist with the Hughes Aircraft Corporation, developed the first working laser device, which emitted a deep red-colored beam from a ruby crystal and for the next few years, dental researchers studied various possible applications and outcomes of this visible laser energy.

Laser surgery is not limited to dentistry, dental as well as medical professionals use lasers in a variety of procedures. Dentists use lasers, which are extremely focused light beams in various hard and soft tissue applications, to modify the existing oral health condition.

Laser Dental Treatments

Lasers have been very useful in treating patients, there are a variety of procedures done with lasers but some of them are mentioned below

• Caries prevention
• Detecting cavities
• Cavity preparation
• Dealing with tooth sensitivity.
• Bleaching
• Lengthening Crowns.
• Restorative removal and curing
• Treating gum disease
• Gum reshaping
• Growth modulation
• Diagnostic purposes like biopsies
• Removing hyperplastic tissue
• Photostimulation of a herpetic lesion
• Uncovering the impacted or partially erupted teeth
• Canker sore and cold sore pain treatments
• Treating root canal infections
• Removing throat tissue that causes Sleep apnea
• Regenerating damaged nerves
• Removing benign tumors
• Photodynamic therapies for malignancies
• Dealing with restricted tongue movement.
• Removing oral soft tissue folds caused by denture.

Advantages of Laser Dentistry

The use of the laser convinced us to be an effective medium for more efficiency, specificity, ease, and cost and comfort of the dental treatment. The benefits of Laser dentistry make the procedures smoothly with reduced discomfort and healing time.

• Reduced need for stitches and sutures.
• Faster healing and tissue regeneration.
• Reduced need for anesthesia.
• Preservation of more of the natural tooth.
• Reduced bleeding during and after treatment.
• Reduced risk of bacterial infections after procedures.
• Preferred for anxious patients during dental work.
  
  

Post operative care

The different postoperative experience with or without laser is the highlight of all. The comparison is beyond any discussion, the postoperative experience after laser treatment whether in gum surgery or an RCT is way smoother and painless. Laser treatments cause less or no bleeding, easy and are with shorter recovery time than a traditional surgery. The healing is also better during these procedures with no post-op irritation. Procedures are easy as

Follow cleaning and care instructions as mentioned by our dentist to prevent any further infections. With zero experience of pain and discomfort associated with scalpel surgery, the post-op irritation is likely to be minimal. Laser dentistry is a convenient solution for both cosmetic treatment and with serious dental problems. Consult and discuss laser surgery options with our dentists today at Bluetooth dental studio.