Laser Dentistry

What is Dental Laser?

A dental laser is an instrument which generates an intense beam of concentrated light and is specifically designed to exploit in Dentistry. It emits energy in the form of light at different wavelength consumed by the teeth or other tissues to be treated in the mouth.

How laser is used in Dentistry?

The laser is utilized in Dentistry with a technique named Hydrophotonics. It is a combination of laser and water spray to treat oral complications. The molecules of water are absorbed with the disease-causing agents by the laser energy.

Typically, the application of dental lasers comes under three categories: Diagnosing diseases or infections, treating soft tissues like gums, tongue and for fixing problems in hard tissues like enamel.

What are the advantages of laser dentistry over drilling procedures?

Laser dentistry has minimized and in cases completely cleared the post dental treatment sufferings done with drilling instruments.

• It is apt for people who have dental phobia or dental anxiety,
• The dental laser does not cause bleeding because of its minimum contact with the surrounding or adjacent issues.
• It does not require stitching to enclose the treated area.
• Healing and tissue regeneration take less time.
• Chances of bacterial infection after the treatment is very less.

What are the problems that can be treated by laser dentistry?

Dental laser is utilized to treat most of the dental diseases. Few of them are:

• Desensitizing tooth
• Gum disease treatments
• Sterilizing the infected root canals
• Removing inflamed tissues
• Treat linings in the mouth

Apart from treating soft tissues, it can fix problems associated with teeth bone and other hard tissues. Dental laser is efficient to reshape tooth structure & other cosmetic procedures, treat tooth bone and fix cavities.

How do dental lasers remove cavities?

When laser beams are focused into a decayed tooth, the water molecules in the tooth absorb the light. Then the laser light makes the water to boil and produce steam pressure which evaporates or vaporizes the decay.

Is it safe to get laser dental treatments?

Yes. You will not be affected by any side effects. As the laser dental operations are handled by well-trained hands with proper guarding accessories like eye protecting glasses, laser therapy is not followed by any harmful effects.

Is it expensive to get laser dentistry treatments?

It depends on the treatment or oral issue fixed with a dental laser and the dentist. In certain cases, the cost of laser dental treatment is less than traditional dental care treatments.