Laser Dentistry – Lakewood, CO
The Future is Here with Laser Dentistry
While you might think that lasers are just a distant sci-fi concept, the truth is that this technology is available today and currently used at Lakewood Complete Dentistry for many dental treatments. Lasers are generally faster, more precise, and more comfortable than traditional techniques that require the use of drills or scalpels and sutures. To learn more about which treatments can be performed with dental lasers and how this can shorten your healing time and reduce your risk of infection, please schedule a consultation with Lakewood Complete Dentistry today.
Why Choose Lakewood Complete Dentistry for Laser Dentistry Treatment?
- We use the latest technology for more comfortable, efficient treatment
- Open late & same-day appointments available for emergency care
- Dental insurance welcome, In-house membership plan available
What are Dental Lasers?
Dental Lasers are devices that use concentrated beams of light to perform a variety of different dental treatments. They can be used on both hard and soft tissues, and because they are minimally invasive, they can be much more comfortable than traditional tools such as scalpels and drills. This often results in less pain and bleeding, faster healing, and less damage to surrounding tissue. It can even help reduce your risk of infection.
Dental lasers can be used to perform many popular procedures from gum disease treatment to removing damaged portions of teeth and even in cosmetic treatments like gum recontouring.
How Does Laser Dentistry Work?
Laser Dentistry works by using targeted light energy to cut, shape, or vaporize soft or hard tissue. The heat from the laser can also seal blood vessels as it works, which cauterizes them and reduces bleeding. It can also sterilize the area, reducing your risk of infection.
Finally, the ability of lasers to focus on smaller areas allows your dentist to perform a variety of highly precise procedures with extreme accuracy, which means there is less risk of damage to your healthy surrounding tissues.
Types of Laser Dental Treatments
At Lakewood Complete Dentistry, we are proud to use laser dentistry in a variety of our dental procedures. We find that this technology is extremely accurate and can greatly improve patient comfort. Here is the current menu of laser devices we use, and how they can benefit your oral health treatment.
Solea Dental Laser
The Solea Dental Laser is an amazing tool that can precisely remove everything from soft tissue to enamel, gingiva, dentin, and bone. Because it works quickly, it can make treatment times faster, all the while helping to reduce bleeding and lowering your risk of infection while it works.
Waterlase MD Erbium
This laser uses photons to energize atomized water spray to create rapid expansion and micro-explosions in a process known as HydroPhotonics. This process cleanly removes targeted tissues without heat damage or fractures and is completely painless in most cases. Furthermore, the energy created has antibacterial effects that have been found to reduce E. faecalis bacteria by 99.71% when used during a root canal.
Periodontal Therapy
Your periodontal health can affect more than just your gums. If left untreated, gum disease can worsen and eventually cost you your teeth and even lead to jawbone deterioration. It can also negatively affect a variety of medical conditions from diabetes to Alzheimer's disease.
We can now use lasers to help kill the bacteria that causes gum disease, as well as to remove gingival tissue that has become damaged or infected by this bacterium, allowing for faster, more comfortable healing and a reduced risk of reinfection.
Cosmetic Uses
Have you ever wondered what you’d look like with an improved smile? With the Blueprint Method, we can give you an amazingly detailed preview of your smile makeover results before we even touch a tooth! This means you won’t need to question if treatment will achieve your goals, and you can easily request modifications before the work begins, saving you time and guaranteeing you get what you want.
Gum Recontouring
Do you have a “gummy” smile that shows too much gingival tissue when you grin? Do you feel like your teeth are too small because of excessive gum tissue? Gum recontouring is a popular laser treatment that safely and efficiently removes excessive gum tissue to reveal more of your natural teeth. This can make your teeth appear larger and your smile less gummy. Best of all, this tissue will not grow back, and because it uses lasers can be done quickly and with minimal discomfort.
Cavity Preparation
Gone are the days when your dentist needed to spend excessive time removing damaged tooth enamel with a drill. Today’s lasers can do the same thing, but much faster. This can be ideal for patients who get nervous about the sound of a drill. Best of all, because lasers are so precise, your dentist can easily remove only what is necessary, allowing you to keep as much of your natural tooth as possible.
Root Canal Therapy
Root canals are a complicated procedure. Your dentist needs to open the tooth to get to the infected root canals before he can remove the infection. Lasers can assist in many aspects of this treatment, including removing decayed enamel and even treating the canals by preventing the infection from spreading.
The Benefits of Laser Dentistry
The benefits of laser dentistry are undeniable. Using this technology can make your dental treatment faster, more efficient, and much more comfortable than it could be using traditional tools. Furthermore, because many laser treatments can effectively cauterize as they work, there is less bleeding and a much lower risk of infection following your procedure, meaning you’ll heal faster and feel better a lot sooner, too. To learn more about how laser dentistry can benefit you, speak to your dentist about your options today!