Have you heard of the Odyssey Navigator? It’s not the name of a space shuttle – it’s the name of the soft tissue diode laser we have at Kits Family Dental!
Benefits of Laser-Assisted Dentistry
Using laser-assisted dentistry, we can provide services that were previously referred outside of our office. We can now perform minor surgical procedures, such as frenectomies with minimal anesthesia. Frenectomies involve the removal of a frenum, the attachment between two tissues, such as the one that connects your lip to your upper jaw or the band of tissue underneath your tongue. This is done in some cases to allow for more freedom of movement.
The Odyssey Navigator can also help us help take away the pain of a canker sore or cold sore and speed the healing time. If treatment is started early enough (during the tingling stage) it may even prevent the eruption of the cold sore.
We can use it to help speed the healing time of other mouth wounds or trauma because the heat of the lazer brings blood and immune cells to the site.
Laser Dentistry for Preventative Care
It is also helpful in providing preventative care such as sterilizing deep pockets around teeth to kill bacteria that causes chronic bleeding gums and gum inflammation.
Laser dentistry (also known as laser-assisted dentistry) lowers the chances of infection and post-operative complications because it results in quicker healing, meaning less opportunities for bacteria to cause problems. In addition, sutures are rarely needed for procedures performed with a laser.
Lasers for Restorative Dentistry
Lasers can be used with restorative dentistry when preparing teeth for a crown. It is used to ensure impressions are clear, allowing a better fit of the crown, and also to prevent the gums from bleeding, again which makes fitting and cementing the crown easier and quicker
The Odyssey Navigator allows us to do some things that could already be done in our office, but we can do them faster, and with less pain.
For more information on laser dentistry Vancouver, please contact us.
604-738-1816 | info@kitsfamilydental.com
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