Laser

Laser treatments approved by FDA in USA put an end to dentist phobias along with facilitating dental procedures.

Laser energy which was used only in gingival treatments and tooth whitening until recently is now combined with atomized water and it has begun to be used also in procedures concerning hard tissues (tooth, bone).

Laser treatments enable the dentist to treat patients who are allergic to anesthesia and who have dental phobia.

Advantages of Laser

• During procedures performed with laser, no vibration or heat is produced since teeth or other tissues are not touched directly. For this reason, pain is not usually present and dental treatments can be carried out without anesthesia. Also, due to the absence of anesthesia, discomforts such as being unable to eat or to talk post operatively are eliminated. The high volume of sound present with regular dental instruments that disturbs patients does not exist in laser treatments. Thus patients receive a more comfortable treatment.
• Bleeding is minimized in surgical operations performed with laser. By working with water and creating a lot less trauma compared to regular methods, post operative complications like bruising or swelling can be avoided.

Removal of decay and preparation of teeth before fillings via laser:

Decay in all tissues of a tooth (enamel, dentin, cementum) can be removed with laser energy. Due to the characteristics of laser energy, a sterile medium is generated.

In root canal therapy, root canals can be prepared and sterilized through laser energy. Especially in infected canals, due to appropriate sterilization, healing is faster.

Gingival Treatments via laser

Gingivektomi-Gingivoplasti:

Particularly in esthetic prosthetics or maintaining gingival esthetics following orthodontic treatments, reshaping of gum tissue gives better results with laser use. Subsequent to the reshaping of gum tissue without anesthesia, other procedures can be performed devoid of the period of time needed to cease the bleeding or healing.

Curettage:

Through laser, a deep debridement without anesthesia enables the gingival pockets to heal more rapidly.

Depigmentation:

Hyperpigmentations due to the increase of pigments in gum tissue is treated conventionally under anesthesia by peeling with a scalpel. Anesthesia is not necessary in pigmentation treatments via laser and the patient has no discomfort post operatively.

Removal of Soft Tissue Lesions:

Any lesions present in the mouth can be removed via laser without the necessity of anesthesia or suturing.

Frenectomy:

When the attachments of tongue, lips or cheeks are present which inhibit talking, these attachments can be cut and modified to their normal positions without suturing or bleeding.

Treatments of herpetic and aphthous lesions via laser:

No treatment other than an ointment to reduce sensitivity of these lesions is presently available. However, it is observed that aphthous and herpetic lesions subjected to laser treatment heal more rapidly as compared to their normal healing period of 7 days and these lesions do not reoccur in the subjected areas.

Sensitivity treatment via laser:

Until recently, sensitivity due to gingival recession was treated with fluoride applications but with laser energy, dentin tubules that initiate sensitivity are sealed thus the sensitivity is eliminated.

Laser whitening:

Lasers are an effective whitening method. One session with laser whitening and efficient results are achieved.

Use of laser during surgical procedures

Due to reduction in bleeding and less damage to the tissue, laser beam is used in various stages of surgical operations. Following the surgical procedures with laser aid, expected complications like post operative swelling, bruising, and pain is less than usual. Apical resections are carried out without the use of rotary instruments, and lesions present at the apex of a tooth are eliminated. Operations involving bone tissues, the removal of bone that is necessary for extraction of wisdom teeth and any other bone reshaping procedures can be carried out without any harm to surrounding tissues.

Laser biostimulationz

Laser energy given in low doses can eliminate the pain induced at the beginning of an orthodontic treatment or the pain provoked during a surgical operation. Lasers also accelerate healing of fillings.