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Dental Lasers Boost Periodontal Treatment

Cherrywood Dental • May 22, 2014
Have your gums been feeling uncomfortable? Looking a bit red and swollen? Bleeding when you brush or eat? It’s time to get yourself to the dentist’s office. Whenever anything seems off about your mouth, it’s always wise to give a professional a call. And with gum disease, fast action is imperative. The sooner we get started with periodontal treatment, the lower the damage level will be.

At Cherrywood Dental, we provide that treatment with the aid of a soft tissue laser to make our patients comfortable and pleased with the process. Just how will that transform the patient experience? Read on for a few details.

How Standard Periodontal Treatment Works

Normal periodontal treatment begins with scaling and root planing (SRP). Also known as a deep cleaning, this treatment targets plaque on the teeth and tooth roots. This often means delving below the gum line, where bacteria tend to lurk in periodontal pockets. Patients will typically need to follow up with antibiotic treatment to prevent disease from recurring. There will be some healing time after a deep cleaning, and patients will then need to engage in a careful cleaning routine.

When A Soft Tissue Laser Can Help

Dental lasers are somewhat new on the scene, but they’re already making an incredible impact. Cherrywood Dental offers treatment with the Denmat Sol laser. This technology is incredibly versatile, and helpful in many applications. Patients looking for any kind of soft tissue treatment find it advantageous for the following reasons:
  1. More precise work – With a soft tissue laser’s incredibly narrow beam, it’s able to access even deep periodontal pockets. This reduces the invasiveness of periodontal treatment, and offers less collateral damage than work done with traditional tools. It’s easier to leave healthy tissue completely untouched, while gaining easy access to infected tissue.
  2. Comfortable treatment – Because of the nature of the laser, it offers more comfortable treatment than that performed with standard tools. This means that less local anesthetic will be necessary, and you’ll be less numb after treatment. Patients with dental anxiety find lasers freeing – the make the time spent in the dental chair more relaxing.
  3. Helps stimulate tissue growth – Ongoing research investigating how soft tissue lasers may reinvigorate tissue growth supports the connection. Because of the way periodontal disease ravages gum tissue, this is especially helpful in cases of gum disease. New gum tissue must grow in order for the gums to reattach to the teeth and rebuild the smile. This can also help prevent the return of disease by closing periodontal pockets.
  4. Speeds up healing – Lasers can help blood clot at the treatment site, reducing bleeding. This reduces that chances of infection, and also makes the healing period more brief. Patients hoping to get back to life as usual find this especially helpful.

Gum Disease Treatment in Greenbelt

If you suspect that you may have periodontal disease, don’t hold off from seeking treatment. Even if you have dental anxiety, there are treatment options that don’t need to make you feel uncomfortable. With the combination of dental sedation and soothing laser treatment, you’ll be surprised by how happy and relaxed you feel in the dental chair. The longer you put off treatment, the more likely there will be invasive measures necessary.

So don’t procrastinate! We are here to help. If you think your gums may be in trouble, contact Cherrywood Dental today. We’re ready to soothe your gums and bring health back to your smile.
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