What Should You Expect From Dental Laser Treatment?

If you have periodontal disease, or if you have a weakened jaw in need of dental implants, we can help with advanced technology. Our dental lasers can provide care with comfort and precision! In today’s blog, your Encinitas/San Diego, CA, periodontist talks about the process of improving your gum health with laser dentistry.

The Applications of Dental Lasers

Dental lasers employ a concentrated beam of light that has been specially calibrated to handle soft tissue concerns, and to even modify hard tissues and structures as needed. Our team can use them to address more severe cases of periodontal disease, managing it to prevent the onset of tooth loss. In addition, this can aid in jawbone grafting, strengthening your lower jaw so it can support one or more dental implants. Likewise, we can also aid in our gum grafts, in which we use the conservative Pinhole Surgical Technique to address periodontal recession and improve the health and beauty of the smile. The technology can even aid in the placement and management of dental implants.

The Treatment Process

For people with severe periodontal disease, we could use the lasers to gently trim away the diseased tissues, so healthy ones can attach to the teeth and make the disease more easily managed. The technology can also trim away excess tissues to reshape the gum line for people with gummy smiles or swelling. We could employ the technology to modify structures to aid in the grafting process, or to aid in the treatment of gum recession, so your exposed roots are now protected and you enjoy better smile esthetics too. The procedures usually only take one visit, and the use of this technology means a faster healing period.

Benefits for You (and Your Smile)

The technology enables us to target areas with precision to prevent damage to healthy gums and tissues. The lack of scalpels and sutures means the area heals faster, with most people returning to their normal routine after a day or two of rest. The risk of swelling, infection, and bleeding is much lower too. In some cases, we need little to no anesthesia either, due to the comfort that the technology provides our patients.

If you have any questions about how we can use advanced dental lasers to treat and manage periodontal disease and also improve the health, function, and appearance of your smile, then contact our team today to learn more. We want to offer treatment with precision and comfort!

Schedule Your Appointment for Advanced Periodontal Treatment

From managing periodontal disease to aiding in gum grafts, advanced technology can help safeguard and improve your smile. To learn more about our advanced systems and their applications, call Dr. Ann Kania in Encinitas, CA, today at 760-642-0711.