At Margolian Dentistry, we want to ensure our patients benefit from the best and most advanced technologies. One of these is laser dentistry in Oshawa. If you haven’t heard about laser dentistry before, it’s worth learning more as it is an extremely useful piece of equipment. It’s especially useful for people slightly more anxious about dental care. Laser dentistry is gentle and precise; we can use this technology in a wide range of procedures.
What Is Laser Dentistry?
A dental laser in Whitby uses a concentrated energy beam, allowing dentists to reshape or remove tissues. We can also use laser energy to sterilize areas that are treated.
Our laser can treat hard and soft tissues, and the laser energy is combined with a soft spray of water to ensure that the treatment is even gentler. It may not even be necessary to have a local anesthetic. Avoiding the need for local anesthetic can be great for anyone fearing needles, even though we are extremely gentle when giving injections.
How Is Laser Dentistry Gentler?
Laser dentistry is gentler because it is more precise, so we can leave the maximum amount of healthy tissues intact. Also, when we need to remove tissues, the laser energy automatically seals any blood vessels, a process called thermal coagulation.
This means there is no need for stitches afterwards. There should be fewer side effects like discomfort and swelling, so healing is generally smoother and more comfortable. The process also helps reduce the risk of infection since small cuts in your gum or soft tissues are sealed immediately.
Below are some of the situations when we may use a dental laser:
Cavities
We can use our dental laser to treat cavities more comfortably. Equally importantly, a dental laser is much quieter, eliminating the sound of a dental drill.
Periodontal Therapy
Periodontal or gum disease in Ajax is a common problem, and laser dentistry can be extremely useful. Using our dental laser, we can remove tissues that may be too badly damaged by gum disease to heal. We can also sterilize infected areas, helping to eliminate the harmful bacteria that cause gum disease. Removing more of these bacteria helps you to fight the infection more effectively.
Gummy Smile
A gummy smile occurs when someone shows too much gum tissue when they smile or talk. Ideally, you should only show a couple of millimetres of gum, framing your teeth nicely. Laser dentistry can remove excess gum tissue, allowing dentists to carefully reshape your gums to create a more aesthetically pleasing smile. Sometimes, treating a gummy smile can help improve oral health.
Oral Surgery
Because our laser can treat hard and soft tissues like gum, tooth structure and bone, we can use it in various applications, including oral surgery. We may use our laser when extracting a tooth to ensure the process is gentler. We can also use it during implant surgery. If we need to take a biopsy, we can use the laser to remove a small section of soft tissue for examination in a much more comfortable way than using a traditional scalpel.
Root Canal Therapy
Root canal treatment is a procedure that helps remove infected tissues from deep inside your tooth roots in the root canals. It can be tricky to clean out these root canals thoroughly, but laser dentistry can help eliminate the infection more efficiently and increase the overall effectiveness of treatment.
Is Laser Dentistry Safe?
Our dental laser is very modern and well-maintained. Our dentists are well-trained in using this technology, so you can be sure it is safe.
