Put Your Oral Health First With Laser Dentistry

In͏͏ the͏͏ evolving͏͏ dental͏͏ technology͏͏ landscape,͏͏ laser͏͏ dentistry͏͏ is͏͏ used͏͏ to͏͏ enhance͏͏ patient͏͏ care͏͏ and͏͏ treatment͏͏ outcomes.͏͏ This͏͏ valuable͏͏ approach͏͏ to͏͏ dental͏͏ treatment͏͏ is͏͏ advancing͏͏ the͏͏ way͏͏ procedures͏͏ are͏͏ performed,͏͏ making͏͏ dental͏͏ visits͏͏ more͏͏ comfortable͏͏ and͏͏ effective͏͏ for͏͏ patients͏͏ which͏͏ is͏͏ why͏͏ we͏͏ offer͏͏ it͏͏ at͏͏ Nataly͏͏ Vilderman͏͏ D.D.S!

How Is Laser Dentistry Used And What Oral Health Issues Can It Treat?

• Soft͏͏ Tissue͏͏ Procedures:͏͏ Lasers͏͏ are͏͏ commonly͏͏ employed͏͏ for͏͏ soft͏͏ tissue͏͏ surgeries,͏͏ such͏͏ including͏͏ the͏͏ treatment͏͏ of͏͏ gum͏͏͏͏ The͏͏ precision͏͏ of͏͏ lasers͏͏ minimizes͏͏ damage͏͏ to͏͏ surrounding͏͏ tissues,͏͏ leading͏͏ to͏͏ quicker͏͏ recovery͏͏ and͏͏ reduced͏͏ bleeding.
• Cavity͏͏ Detection͏͏ and͏͏ Treatment:͏͏ Laser͏͏ technology͏͏ can͏͏ detect͏͏ cavities͏͏ at͏͏ their͏͏ earliest͏͏ stages͏͏ by͏͏ identifying͏͏ changes͏͏ in͏͏ tooth͏͏͏͏ During͏͏ treatment,͏͏ lasers͏͏ remove͏͏ decay͏͏ without͏͏ the͏͏ need͏͏ for͏͏ traditional͏͏ drilling,͏͏ providing͏͏ a͏͏ less͏͏ stressful͏͏ experience.
• Treatment͏͏ of͏͏ Oral͏͏ Lesions:͏͏ Lasers͏͏ can͏͏ precisely͏͏ target͏͏ oral͏͏ lesions,͏͏ such͏͏ as͏͏ canker͏͏ sores͏͏ or͏͏ ulcers,͏͏ promoting͏͏ faster͏͏ healing͏͏ and͏͏ reducing͏͏͏͏ The͏͏ sterilizing͏͏ effect͏͏ of͏͏ lasers͏͏ also͏͏ minimizes͏͏ the͏͏ risk͏͏ of͏͏ infection͏͏ during͏͏ these͏͏ treatments
• Management͏͏ of͏͏ Dental͏͏ Anxiety:͏͏ Laser͏͏ treatments'͏͏ technology͏͏ and͏͏ less͏͏ invasive͏͏ nature͏͏ can͏͏ help͏͏ alleviate͏͏ dental͏͏ anxiety͏͏ in͏͏͏͏ Many͏͏ find͏͏ that͏͏ laser͏͏ procedures͏͏ are͏͏ less͏͏ intimidating͏͏ than͏͏ traditional͏͏ methods,͏͏ leading͏͏ to͏͏ a͏͏ more͏͏ positive͏͏ dental͏͏ experience.

Procedure Process For This Technology:

• Treatment͏͏ Planning:͏͏ If͏͏ you͏͏ are͏͏ deemed͏͏ a͏͏ suitable͏͏ candidate͏͏ for͏͏ laser͏͏ dentistry,͏͏ our͏͏ dentist͏͏ will͏͏ develop͏͏ a͏͏ personalized͏͏ treatment͏͏ plan͏͏ for͏͏͏͏ This͏͏ plan͏͏ outlines͏͏ the͏͏ specific͏͏ procedures͏͏ to͏͏ be͏͏ performed͏͏ and͏͏ the͏͏ expected͏͏ outcomes.
• Preparation:͏͏ Before͏͏ your͏͏ treatment͏͏ begins,͏͏͏͏ Vilderman͏͏ will͏͏ prepare͏͏ the͏͏ treatment͏͏ area.͏͏ This͏͏ can͏͏ include͏͏ applying͏͏ a͏͏ topical͏͏ anesthetic͏͏ to͏͏ minimize͏͏ discomfort,͏͏ although͏͏ many͏͏ laser͏͏ procedures͏͏ often͏͏ require͏͏ little͏͏ to͏͏ no͏͏ anesthesia͏͏ or͏͏ sedation͏͏ due͏͏ to͏͏ the͏͏ delicate͏͏ nature͏͏ of͏͏ lasers.
• Procedure͏͏ Execution:͏͏ During͏͏ the͏͏ service,͏͏ our͏͏ dentist͏͏ uses͏͏ a͏͏ laser͏͏ to͏͏ perform͏͏ your͏͏ necessary͏͏͏͏ For͏͏ soft͏͏ tissue͏͏ procedures͏͏ like͏͏ periodontal͏͏ care,͏͏ the͏͏ laser͏͏ precisely͏͏ removes͏͏ or͏͏ reshapes͏͏ the͏͏ gum͏͏ tissue.͏͏ For͏͏ complex͏͏ tissue͏͏ treatments,͏͏ like͏͏ fluoride͏͏ treatment,͏͏ the͏͏ laser͏͏ targets͏͏ decayed͏͏ areas͏͏ without͏͏ affecting͏͏ the͏͏ surrounding͏͏ healthy͏͏ tooth͏͏ structure.
• Post-Treatment͏͏ Evaluation:͏͏ After͏͏ laser͏͏ dentistry,͏͏ the͏͏ treatment͏͏ area͏͏ will͏͏ be͏͏ assessed͏͏ to͏͏ ensure͏͏ everything͏͏ was͏͏ completed͏͏͏͏ Dr.͏͏ Vilderman͏͏ will͏͏ provide͏͏ instructions͏͏ for͏͏ post-treatment͏͏ care,͏͏ which͏͏ may͏͏ include͏͏ recommendations͏͏ for͏͏ oral͏͏ hygiene͏͏ and͏͏ dietary͏͏ adjustments.

Call our dentist in San Francisco, CA, to schedule your treatment with laser dentistry!