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Dental technology has advanced considerably in recent years. Many people avoided dental care until they could no longer bear the pain of a cavity or infection because they feared the drill or other instruments used in treatment, but today, laser dentistry makes these conditions easy and virtually painless to treat. Our dental office uses lasers in a variety of ways to make your dental visits faster, easier and more comfortable than ever before.
Lasers use focused light beams that can shape or remove tissue, identify abnormalities, clean teeth or whiten teeth. Higher-powered lasers can be used in surgical procedures or to remove decayed tissue while lower powered tissues can activate tooth whitening gels or identify areas of decay before the unaided eye can. Other uses for dental lasers include:
- Easing the pain of canker and cold sores or other oral ulcers
- Exposing impacted teeth
- Treating periodontal disease
- Removing overgrown periodontal tissue
- Performing soft tissue biopsies
- Reshaping bone tissue
- Treating infected root canals
- Eliminating bacterial infections
Using lasers in dentistry offers many advantages for our patients. Lasers can speed healing times, reduce pain, ease symptoms associated with traditional treatments, control bleeding and reduce bacteria in cavities or gum tissue. Call our Los Angeles laser dentistry expert today to learn more about how lasers can be used in your next treatment or to schedule an appointment with our team.