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.
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.
When the infected tissue is removed and the root is exposed the root scaling begins.
Instead it inserts a tiny laser fiber approximately the thickness of three hairs between the tooth and the gums to clear away the infection.
Gingival gum curettage the removal of the inflamed pocket lining and to significantly decrease sub gingival bacteria.
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.
30 and another 15 seconds perpendicular to the root.
Treating gum disease with lasers.
Biopsy or lesion removal.
Next it s time to remove tartar calculus dental plaque using ultrasonic and manual tools scaling and root planning phase.
First the laser s heat strips away the diseased gum.
Lasers can be used to remove a small piece of tissue called a biopsy so that it can be.
Lasers are used to reshape gums and remove bacteria during root canal procedures.
Since their development in the laboratory over five decades ago lasers have found increasing use in our everyday lives.
Gingivitis and periodontitis lanap or laser assisted new attachment procedure uses lasers to vaporize and remove diseased tissue from the mouth.
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.
Now some dentists are.
The laser of choice was the nd yag due to its property of bacterial reduction and sealing of cementum.
This involves scraping off the calculus and plaque built up below the gumline and around the root.