Laser gum treatment

LASER GUM TREATMENT

Laser treatment is less invasive than traditional gum surgery at repairing the damage by removing the
infection and closing infected pockets between gum and teeth. The dental laser removes damaging
bacteria and unhealthy tissue from the gum pocket by way of a digitalized laser light passed over the area
between the gum and tooth.

The benefits

- Leads to faster healing
- Reduces the risk of bleeding
- Has negligible post-operative discomfort
- Requires no downtime

The procedure

Using a special handheld device, a small amount of laser light energy heats the affected gum tissue to treat the conditions that are of concern to each patient. The device uses disposable tips to help prevent cross contamination, and the patient and the dentist will wear special glasses to protect the eyes from potentially harmful scattered light waves.

The laser distinguishes between diseased and healthy tissue by color. The light in the laser is attracted to darker pigmentation (melanin), which is identified in diseased tissue because of the unnaturally blood-filled features in periodontal disease and other oral conditions.For periodontal disease treatment, the laser vaporizes unhealthy gum tissue and cauterizes the incision at the same time. This translates to no bleeding, no sutures, mild irritation at the most, no down-time and accelerated healing, faster recovery, and excellent patient experience.