Learning that you have gum disease is not likely to be the news you want to hear when visiting the dentist’s office. Walking away with swollen gums that need extensive treatment can be bothersome, especially when you consider how your dentist might plan to fix it. Fortunately, many oral healthcare professionals are turning to dental lasers to make this process more convenient and comfortable for patients. Keep reading to learn how these precise instruments can improve your gum health and your overall experience.
How Do Dental Lasers Work?
As a relatively new form of dental treatment, laser therapy is quickly becoming a preferred choice for many dentists and patients when it comes to treating the mouth’s soft oral tissues.
Although there are many different types of dental lasers on the market, many dentists use ones that are designed to treat the gums (soft tissue lasers) because of their optimal precision, accuracy, convenience, and comfort.
When used, the concentrated beam of light targets specific problem areas to eliminate bad bacteria and encourage proper gum healing. As it is projected onto the tissues, it cauterizes the area so that it experiences minimal bleeding and swelling and is less likely to cause a post-procedural infection.
Why are Dental Lasers Used to Treat Gum Disease?
Bad bacteria can burrow into the smallest crevices of the mouth, making it virtually impossible for other forms of gum disease treatment (i.e., scaling and root planing) to be fully successful. But with a dental laser, pinpoint precision can reach these small areas and allow for improved healing.
Not to mention, they can significantly reduce recovery times so that individuals can return to normal activity much sooner than before.
What are the Benefits of Using Dental Lasers for Gum Disease Treatment?
Many unique benefits come with the use of dental lasers, some of which include:
- A faster and more convenient way to treat gum disease
- A more comfortable approach that leaves patients feeling more confident when preparing for treatment
- It reduces bleeding, swelling, and the possibility of infection
- Reduced recovery time
- The ability to reduce gum pockets and improve patients’ oral hygiene habits
- A form of treatment that eliminates the need for more invasive treatment, like gum surgery
Laser treatment for gum disease can be one of the safest and most effective ways to improve the state of your gum health. If recommended by your dentist, prepare for an experience that will leave you comfortable from beginning to end.
About the Practice
Treating gum disease is just one of the many services we offer at Westgate Dental Care. Using state-of-the-art technology like dental lasers allows our team of qualified professionals to clear away bad bacteria and improve gum health without surgery, sutures, or scalpels. If you discover that you have bleeding or inflamed soft oral tissues, visit our website or call us at (847) 908-3684 to let us help put your gums on the right track.