Laser Dentistry In India
“LASER” - A new technology has arrived in the field of medicine and is now set to change dentistry forever: which is easy to use, less time consuming and performs painless procedures.
The use of laser in periodontics opened a new horizon for the periodontists, to step into a world of laser dentistry where patient care is given utmost importance and carrying out different procedures almost pain free.
What are patient’s complaints ?
- Bleeding From Gum
- Foul smelling / Bad Breath
- Enlarged and reddish Gums
- Mobility in Teeth
- Pus Discharge
Treatment Modality :
Many years back the only option after the gold standard scaling procedure was flap surgery. Nowadays almost 90% patients who required flap surgery can be treated by soft tissue laser.
The main Advantages of Laser surgery compared to conventional flap surgery showed a better result of faster healing, no suture required, minimal or no bleeding, sterilization of the wound, painless, very minimal edema, and tissue damage is superficial.
Advantages Of Laser Dentistry
- Quick Healing
- Best patients compliance
- Minimal / No Bleeding
- Sutures less
- No Swelling / Edema
- Less Anaesthesia
- Painless
Lasers are an impressive potential treatment modality for a variety of clinical conditions.
Laser’s use in the field of Gum Diseases :
- Treatment of Pyorrhoea
- Treatment for “DARK GUMS” (Gingival Depigmentation)
- Aesthetic Gum Treatment (Aesthetic Crown lengthening)
- Frenectomy
- Vestibular extension
- Painless excision of Enlarged Gum – in case of Gingival Enlargement
- In medically compromised patients like Diabetes, Hypertension where surgery is contraindicated, dental laser are very safe to use.
