How has laser dentistry impacted patient treatment?
Laser Dentistry has rapidly emerged with a new level of quality care for patients. Features like the
ability to perform more procedures in less time without sacrificing patient care
and comfort are an added advantage. A wide range of dental practice specialties and their patients benefit
from laser
treatment. For instance, lasers can be used around metal crowns, on patients
with pacemakers and braces, on
teeth with metal amalgams, and in procedures involving bone structure -
all with few negative effects. Patients report that laser treatments are much gentler than those
administered with an electrosurge and result in little or no recession, swelling,
less necrosis, and a quicker post-op healing process. Additionally, laser surgery
is substantially less invasive therefore generates less bleeding during the procedure. Lasers are predictable, precise
and produce a reduction in the need for suturing.