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Your dentist has told you, that your dental problem can only be solved by performing an operation? After the first moment of fear you have now to decide where to go?
You want to know what benefits you would get from consulting a surgeon using Lasers?
Principally the operations done with laser assistance follow the same procedure as conventional executed operations but there are some great advantages of laser surgery:
- nearly bloodless operation
- therefore the surgeon has an excellent overview during the whole procedure, which
- shortens the operation time. Having open wounds for a shorter time means
- reduction of infection-risk, infections being one of the most frequent complications after surgical procedures.
- no occurrence of bleeding means no or less postoperative haematoma and swelling, once more the risk of infection is minimized.
- nearly all patients report no or less pain after laser surgery compared to patients suffering from the same disease ,but having conventional surgery performed.
- intra-oral sutures mean a lot of discomfort for the patient. Very often there is no need for sutures after laser surgery, thereby increasing the patients comfort to a large extent.
- of utmost importance, especially in plastic operations is the obvious inhabitancy of scaring. No or nearly undetectable scars are the result of Laser surgery.
Still many patients ask about the risks of laser surgery, lasers having the image of extremely strong, dangerous light. How can a light beam able to cut steel be used without risks to patients benefit?
Surgeons working with lasers will strictly follow the guidelines for laser safety and the gold standards for laser applications, developed in numerous scientific studies all over the world.
Nowadays the "laser scalpel'' can be used as safe and accurate as the steel scalpel.
Laser surgery is no longer an experimental field of surgery, but an established completion of the supply innovative surgery provides for you.
Endodotics
Root treatment is an attempt to rescue a dead or infected tooth that is most often a consequence of refused or failed treatment.
The bacterial focal infection can cause permanent damage to organs such as heart, kidneys etc. due to a malfunction of the defense or immune system. Pain, inflammation and loss of the tooth are also possible.
Objective of the treatment:
- cleansing and disinfecting of the root canals
- sealing of the canal and accessory canals
- preservation of the tooth
Obviously these considerations are important in conservative and pre-prosthetic treatment.
Conventional treatment
- Cleansing products, which have little penetration.
- Selective bactericidal effect because bacteria have the possibility to stay in the deeper layers of the dentine which results in failure.
Laser treatment: the advantages compared to the conventional treatment
- Special wavelengths, which ensure high penetration in the dentine.
- Side-canals and the branches of the canals and deeper layers are reached
- Makes simultaneous stimulation and acceleration of the healing process possible
- Prevents in many cases failure
Description of the result of the treatment / pictures
In addition to the classic treatment: preparation of the root canal with hand tools,
The root canal is beamed in 1 to 3 short sessions, entirely pain free,
to eliminate existing germs. Time between sessions is 1 week.
Advantage: fast improvement of the symptoms by the accelerated healing process.
Technical and prosthetic care of a solid base are possible in an earlier state. A higher rate of success with less complications are reached, without the need for surgical intervention (apicectomy)
Treatment for sensitive tooth cervixes
Introduction: exposed tooth cervix caused by regression of the gum, periodontal disease or damage caused by incorrect brushing of the teeth, gives rise to strong pain (hot/cold - sweet/sour- etc.).
Conventional treatment
- Fluoridation
- Application of sealing (fluid)
Repetition is necessary to prevent pain in the future; there is no durable effect.
Laser treatment
Sealing of the tooth cervix's surface by means of zinc fluoride and radiation with the laser.
Short treatment with a durable effect.
No more pain after 2 sessions and it lasts for many years.
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