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Laser Therapy

The Ultraspeed CO2 Deka Laser is the most advanced, state of the art laser which is the newest addition to our office. The Deka CO2 laser can be used for many procdures from surgically placing implants to Periodontal Therapy.  Medical Practices have been using lasers for years and is it is now becoming the standard care in Dentistry. This new laser has excellent absorbtion rate in water (soft tissues are 97% water) which assures safety and patient friendly therapy. Most surgical procedures can be performed with little or no anesthesia and minimal bleeding resulting in minimal post operative pain and swelling.

 

Advantages of Laser Treatment:

• Bloodless
• Little or no pain
• Less invasive than a blade
• No sutures
• Less possiblity of infected surgical site
• Less mechanical trauma to surgical site
• Less post-operative swelling and scarring

 

Laser Treatment for Periodontal Disease

In addition to traditional scaling and root planing the CO2 Deka laser is used to remove diseased or inflammed soft tissue in the periodontal pocket and treats gum problems to allow re-attachment of the gums to the teeth which helps reduce periodontal pocket depth, bleeding and mobility.

 The laser is intended to be used along with scaling and root planing to treat periodontal disease.

Soft Tissue Procedures:

Soft tissue procedures that have been done for years with blade and suture can now be done by Dr. Bell with the Deka CO2 laser including:

 

Frenectomy- There are two different types of frenectomy procedures that can be performed with the CO2 laser.

The first being a Lingual Frenectomy which releases the tongue for patients who are tongue tied, or who have minimal tongue movement. Releasing this with the laser allows more movement of their tongue. The other frenectomy is known as a Labial Frenectomy which releases the labial frenum which can cause recession and helps continue to keep gums from receeding in that area.

Implant Placement-

         The CO2 laser can be used to place dental implants with out a scalpel or blade making there be minimal bleeding, minimal swelling, no sutures and very little or no pain. (read news article for comparison of blade vs laser).

Biopsies-

         The CO2 laser can gently remove any supspicous areas of soft tissue with minimal anesthetic and will be sent off to a laboartory to be tested. Little or no pain and fast healing.

Smile Design-

          Instead of having surgical crown length for those patients who have shorter teeth and show alot of gum when they smile, Dr. Bell can use the CO2 laser to precisely remove the excess gum tissue to have the teeth appear longer. No sutures, minmal bleeding, faster healing, no scarring and little or no pain. In some cases people still need bone removal which the cannot be performed with the laser.

Tissue Retraction-

          When doing preperations for crowns right before the final impression is taken for the final crown most doctors do what is called “packing cord”(the little string that goes around your tooth under your gums) to get a clear impression of the margin of the tooth to insure that the final crown fit properly. With using the laser instead of the ‘string’ it is less invasive to the gum tissue and defines the edge of the margin for a much better impression and less healing time for gums afterwards.

Hyperplasia-

         In cases for dentures, after removing all teeth for dentures there can be extra tissue that will not let the dentures fit properly. With the CO2 laser we can remove that extra tissue which will give the dentures a proper fit.

In our office we also use two more laser which both serve different purposes.

One of the lasers is the Sirona Diode laser which we use for endontic procedures(root canals). It has a special wavelegth that it is set to sterilize the canal/root of the tooth before filling it with a material to seal the canal.

The final laser that we use here at our office is called the Diagnodent Pen. It is good at diagnosing decay that might go undetected with a traditional mirror and explorer(the ‘pick thing’) that dentist use to check for cavities and leaking old fillings. We use the Diagnodent pen to check supspicous grooves and stains so that if there is early decay a more conservative filling can be placed.