Problems Laser Dentistry Can Help You Solve

For people born before a certain time, lasers always seem like something vaguely futuristic, but using lasers in something as useful and important as dental surgery has actually been approved for twenty-five years.  Lasers have been a revolutionary tool in the progression of minimally invasive surgery, assisting medical professionals in a variety of disciplines to help their patients with less pain and faster recovery time than traditional surgical methods.

By emitting a highly concentrated beam of light energy, lasers often do the work previously reserved for scalpels or other cutting implements, as well as perform procedures unique to laser technology.  In dentistry, lasers can assist in a variety of issues mostly dealing with soft tissue.  Laser use is ideal for periodontal disease, removing inflamed tissue, and reducing bacteria in gum pockets

Laser dentistry is very accurate, ensuring less accidental damage to surrounding tissue, and provide quicker recovery time.  Pain is far less than with traditional methods, and because lasers sterilize the area affected, they also reduce the chance of infection significantly.

If you have gum disease that requires surgery, then the minimally invasive techniques offered by laser dentistry may be your best bet.  If you think laser dentistry might be right for you, or you want to get any other dental issue assessed or treated, contact our team at Pickering Square Dental today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Why DIY Dentistry Is Something You Should Avoid

DIY dentistry is now a growing phenomenon throughout the country, as Canadians seek alternative means of completing their required treatments. It’s important to understand why DIY dentistry is so dangerous. And so within this post, we’ll examine the many problems that you can cause with a DIY approach to oral care.

You Can Easily Miss Vital Treatment Stages

Even with the leading DIY kits on the market, it’s very easy for you to miss vital stages in the treatment process. For example, there have been cases of people trying to complete their own fillings at home. When completing this type of process, you can easily miss a small piece of dental decay or plaque. This material can then remain under the newly placed filling and cause even further problems that could have been resolved by simply going to the dentist in the first place.

You Don’t Know How to Respond in an Emergency

In some cases, patients can experience an emergency in the dental chair when they have a bad reaction to a specific product being used in their treatment. Dentists are trained to respond to this type of scenario and can ensure your safety if you experience this type of problem. But if you’re completing the treatment at home, you won’t have expert help to guide you through the process, meaning that you could suffer a significant health issue without a trained professional there to respond.

You Might Choose the Wrong Treatment

Dentists are trained to spot specific oral health issues. They can tell you whether you have an abscess or a cavity, whether you require a filling or a root canal… But in some cases, those who have committed their time to DIY dentistry have even worked on the wrong tooth. They’ve extracted the tooth next to the problem tooth and caused themselves a new series of problems. It’s simpler and more cost-effective in the long-term to simply work with a dentist to resolve your oral health issues.

To learn more on this subject, contact our team directly! We’re always delighted to discuss your dental health concerns and show you that dental treatment doesn’t have to be a difficult experience.