Why get laser treatment for dental ? The benefits of dental lasers are numerous, which is incredible efficiency.

1. Comfort

The vast majority of patients are “naturally” anxious before going to the dentist. But we note that if the dentist uses a laser, his patients, including children, are much more relaxed. Less stress, they also follow a more rigorous schedule of monitoring visits.

Indeed, in many cases, the laser can replace the cutter (wheel) and thus eliminate the discomfort that goes with it (vibration, shrill, pressure, …). Local anesthesia is often unnecessary, which eliminates the discomfort associated with injections. Inflammation and tissue swelling are minimal. Generally, the laser removes unwanted effects of conventional surgical treatments.

The patients go home without facial numbness and pain free. The latest generation of lasers offer also the possibility of desensitizing teeth painful.

2. Effectiveness

The laser allows the dentist to achieve a high quality work:

• the laser is a non rotating and non-invasive, that is to say that no instrument enters the tissues of the mouth. The accuracy of the laser avoids damage to surrounding tissues of the treated area.
• the effects of laser biostimulation that allow tissue regeneration and healing much faster than traditional methods (scalpel, electrosurgery, …).
• the antibacterial effect of the laser significantly decreases the risk of postoperative complications and promote healing.
• the laser prevents cavities, with the hardening of tooth enamel that causes.
• as part of periodontal treatment, the laser can “save” mobile teeth.
• clinical outcomes are predictable.

3. Saving time

The patient has to wait an anesthetic to take effect. In addition, a practitioner using the laser can perform more care in a patient during a single session. Some programs also require less treatment sessions. Appointments expected processing are less numerous.

4. Offer care

The laser finally allows your dentist to offer treatments which were previously difficult to achieve in practice: treatment of periodontal pockets, aesthetics of the smile, microdentistry …

To the general public, the laser tool of modern dentistry techniques is synonymous with high technology and progress.

Still little used by  dentists, especially given its price, the laser has yet real advantages over traditional techniques, without replacing them completely.

The first dental lasers have emerged in the 1980s. But they really took off in dentistry in the early 2000s with the launch of new generation lasers, less painful and more efficient.

A laser is an optical-electronic system that produces a narrow beam of light and precise, with a single wavelength (ie, one color, if the wavelength concerned is located in the visible spectrum).This light beam concentrates a large amount of energy, which after absorption by water in body tissues, acts as a “light scalpel” (cutting soft tissue, spraying cavities, …). The degree of absorption of the light beam by a tissue depends on the wavelength used and the amount of water contained in the target tissue.

The energy is transmitted to the tissue or through a flexible optical fiber (Fiber lasers), or by an articulated arm.

The fields of application of lasers in dentistry are multiple conservative dentistry (eg treatment of caries), periodontal (eg non-surgical treatment of periodontal pockets), soft tissue surgery (eg removal of benign tumors), endodontics (eg : Treatment of dental root canals), implants (eg release of implants covered by the gum) and cosmetic dentistry.

There are two types of lasers: versatile lasers called to deal with both soft tissue (gums, tongue or mucosa) and hard tissue (enamel, dentin, bone or tooth decay), and lasers for soft tissue alone. The effects on the tissues vary according to the characteristics of the laser and processing parameters. Only some of the latest generation lasers are actually really versatile, that is to say they can work effectively on both types of tissues.

In Europe, countries that use the most versatile dental lasers are Germany and Italy. Anyone who uses the least is the United Kingdom. France is about average. Consider that about 2.5% of some 40,000 practicing dentists use French regularly at least one type of laser.

When using a laser, protective eyewear is mandatory for both the patient and the dentist.