Laser Bacterial Removal Gums

In the treatment of periodontitis the nd yag laser s purported benefits are based on its ability to perform sub gingival sub below.

Laser bacterial removal gums.

Gingival gum curettage the removal of the inflamed pocket lining and to significantly decrease sub gingival bacteria. In the field of medicine it s not uncommon to find lasers in the offices of dermatologists ophthalmologists and surgeons to name just a few. Since their development in the laboratory over five decades ago lasers have found increasing use in our everyday lives. In periodontal laser therapy the provider uses a dental laser to access and remove the inflamed gum tissue from around the root of the tooth.

Instead it inserts a tiny laser fiber approximately the thickness of three hairs between the tooth and the gums to clear away the infection. Gingivitis and periodontitis lanap or laser assisted new attachment procedure uses lasers to vaporize and remove diseased tissue from the mouth. First the laser s heat strips away the diseased gum. When the infected tissue is removed and the root is exposed the root scaling begins.

30 and another 15 seconds perpendicular to the root. Biopsy or lesion removal. A periolase millennium dental laser on the other hand provides the same or better results without the invasiveness of surgery. Treating gum disease with lasers.

This involves scraping off the calculus and plaque built up below the gumline and around the root. Lasers are used to reshape gums and remove bacteria during root canal procedures. The protocol used was 1 5 watts 15 hertz 15 seconds in the furcation parallel and along the distal aspect of the mesial root of tooth no. Lasers can be used to remove a small piece of tissue called a biopsy so that it can be.

The laser of choice was the nd yag due to its property of bacterial reduction and sealing of cementum. During periodontal laser treatment the periodontist addresses the pulsed nd yag laser light within the pockets to kill bad bacteria.