Improved Dental Care with the Waterlase
Laser Dentistry has arrived at Dr. Granger's dental practice. With the Waterlase™ YSGG dental laser, Dr. Granger is now equipped with a revolutionary dental instrument that allows patients to visit the dentist without the shot of novicaine, sound and smell of the dental drill, or accompanying pains.
How does Laser Dentistry Improve Dr. Granger's Procedures?
The Waterlase™ works through a patented Hydrokinetic™ process which energizes water, creating a stream capable of cutting a wide range of human tissue including: enamel (the hardest substance in the human body), bone, cartilage and soft tissue. The Waterlase has important 21st century benefits for both the dentist and their patients that include:
- Most procedures can be done without anesthesia, needles or patient trauma
- Quickly cuts all parts of the tooth including enamal, dentin and caries
- Effectively performs numerous soft tissue procedures with little or no bleeding
- Avoids many common problems associated with a high speed drill (i.e. micro-fissures, or small cracks, which weaken the tooth structure and allow decay to set in)
- Avoids creating a smear layer, and instead creates a great surface for successful bonding composites, veneers and other dental procedures.
How do Dr. Granger's Patients Benefit?
- The dental laser can replace the drill in many dental procedures and in most cases without local anesthetic.
- Trim overgrown gingiva and make teeth look more aesthetic
- Reduce periodontal pocketing around your teeth (during gum surgery) without anesthetic
- Biopsy lesions painlessly
- Perform root canals and sterilize the root canals with the laser
- Painlessly take away root sensitivity on exposed root areas
- Remove and/or hasten the healing of cold sores, herpes sores, or traumatic ulcerations in the mouth.