Laser Dentistry

Laser Dentistry


Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation or LASER is one of the latest innovation. It [Laser Dentistry] used in variety of dental treatments & procedures like gum surgery, detection of dental caries, for teeth whitening, gum bleaching, for minor and major oral surgeries. LASER Dentist Dr. Kunjan Joshi performs variety of oral laser treatments or laser dentistry at The Smile Centre Implant and Dental Clinic


The main advantages of Laser Dentistry – Dental Laser Treatments are: they are absolutely painless, faster and uneventful healing of oral tissues. There is no cut, no bleeding, no post treatment complications & discomfort.

DENTAL LASER TREATMENT
  • Sulcular Debridement / Currettage
  • Laser Wound healing
  • Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure
  • Reduction of Bacteria
  • Laser Detection of Dental caries
  • Laser Root Planing
  • Root canal Treatment
  • TMJ Physiotherapy
  • Laser bio stimulation
  • Laser In Mouth Ulcers
ADVANTAGES OF LASER GUM TREATMENT
  • Painless Procedure
  • Less Bleeding
  • No Sutures [stiches] required
  • No Cut or Reflection of soft tissue
  • Less trauma [injury] to tissue
  • Reduced risk of infection
  • Decreased Sensitivity
  • Less procedure time
  • Less Post Treatment discomfort
  • Faster Healing
  • Bio stimulation of tissues
1. LASER flap surgery

GUM SURGERY

The laser surgery is an effective procedure for improving overall dental health with less pain, less bleeding, less swelling, less tissue removal, and less recovery time than traditional gum surgery or periodontal treatment. You don’t have to worry about bleeding, stitches or post-treatment infection, because your gums haven’t been cut. You will also enjoy fewer follow-up visits and less time in the dentist chair.

The way to repair the damage from gum disease is to get rid of the infection and close up the infected pockets between the gum and teeth. LANAP is a minimally-invasive alternative to traditional gum surgery. It uses a digital dental laser to remove harmful bacteria and diseased tissue from the gum pocket by passing a laser light between the gum and tooth.

Laser flap surgery is a single sitting painless, bloodless & stitch less procedure which is very comfortable to the patient as compared to the conventional periodontal flap surgeries.

Furthermore, immediately after the procedure patient won’t be able to make out that some kind of dental surgeries have been done.

2. LASER GUM DEPIGMENTATION

In some patients there are high levels of black pigment [melanin] in oral tissue particularly gingiva giving non cosmetic smile.

Melanin, carotene and hemoglobin are the most common natural pigments contributing to the normal color of the gums

Hyperpigmentation of the gingiva caused by excessive melanin deposition by the melanocytes. These melanocytes are located mainly in the basal and the suprabasal cell layers of the epithelium. Brown or dark pigmentation and discoloration of gingival tissue also caused by variety of local and systemic factors. Systemic conditions such as endocrine disturbances, Albright’s syndrome, malignant melanoma, antimalarial therapy, Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, trauma, hemochromatosis, chronic pulmonary disease and racial pigmentation known causes of oral melanin stain.

Soft tissue diode lasers are used to remove superficial layer of gums [gingiva], which contains black melanin pigment giving black gummy smiles & transforms the soft tissue in ideal pink color.

After couple of days of healing excellent pink gum smile achieved.

With use of lasers, it is very comfortable procedure as compared to regular surgery. In which a blade used to slice of the top layer of gums leaving raw open bleeding gingiva which is extremely painful to the patient.

3. LASER TREATMENT FOR GUMMY SMILE

Ideal smiles show up only to about two millimeters of gum. “Anything over three to four millimeters of gum showing starts to look ‘gummy,

In the past, patients who were troubled with “gummy” smiles could have the prominence of their gums reduced with a scalpel, which could cause bleeding and an uncomfortable recovery. Now, with the advent of laser dentistry technology, and tools such as the diode laser, patients can have their gums sculpted to perfectly accent their smiles in a fast, simple, and virtually painless procedure.

Oral Lasers are very useful in correction of gummy smile, with diode lasers oversized gums are shaped & contoured to achieve excellent smile line, visibility of teeth is also improved with this procedure.

4. LASER TREATMENT FOR TONGUE TIE

Tongue Tie also known as Ankyloglossia is a high muscle attachment of tongue & floor of the mouth with the back [lingual] surface of gingiva of lower front teeth mainly incisors.Due to this high attachments patient has difficulties in speaking, eating, breast feeding in children as tongue can’t come out. It also can not touch the upper palate and all tongue movements are restricted.

This problem can also affect the social status of the individual due to Alterations in speech resulting in low confidence, but it can be corrected very easily with lasers.

Laser Dentist Dr. Kunjan Joshi uses state of art laser to remove the high lingual frenum attachment without any bleeding & pain in few minutes only.

Soft & Hard Tissue Lasers are also ideal for these kind of conditions, it is so comfortable and painless that you can immediately join your day to day routine as there is no post-operative complications & discomfort.

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