Benefits of Laser Dentistry over Drill Dentistry

By | December 30, 2014

Laser dentistry has been familiar in the last few years to treat the dental problems. Today many dentists use laser over the drill dentistry, in the dental treatments, as it offers many benefits both to the patient and the dentist. Drill dentistry is the conventional method of dentistry, which is not preferred by most of the people, as it makes them uncomfortable. So, would you like to look at the benefits of the laser dentistry? Then, go through this article.

Reduced injury
Dental drills can cause the hairline cracks and fractures in the teeth which lead to the dental problems and sometimes can cause the damage to the healthy portion of the teeth. But, by using the laser dentistry, there will not be any hard dental drills that can cause damage to the other teeth. Also, it minimizes the effect of injury.

Less swelling or bleeding
In traditional methods, scalpels were the standard methods used for addressing the soft tissues in the mouth. But, now the laser allows the great accuracy in the treatment with soft tissues. It cuts down the pain, bleeding from the patient’s mouth and also improves the recovery experience of the patients. With this, the patients can have a quicker recovery time and also the need for the anesthesia will be less.

No stitches
Dental procedures that are performed using the soft tissue dental lasers may not need stitches (Sutures).

Reduced risk of infection
As the laser treatments are very fine with high energy beam sterilizing, the area that is being worked on, there is a less potential chance or no chance of causing bacterial infections.

Accurate diagnosis
Laser helps in detecting the cavities and also the minutest bits of the teeth decay. In order to provide the accurate information with respect to the teeth and the structure of the individual teeth, a safe laser light will be focused on the surface of the teeth. By combining this with advanced digital radiography, dentists can give the patients the best, safest and general possible preventive care.

Enhanced hard tissue treatments
In most of the cavity fillings and the major dental restoration work, you probably will not see any drilling in the laser dentistry practice. As in case of soft tissues, the lasers are able to penetrate to the hard tissues of the mouth and there will not be any whirring sound. Also, no heat from friction as in the case of drilling.

These are the major benefits of using laser dentistry over the drill dentistry.