Laser Dentistry

Yes, with the hard tissue laser system, it is possible to perform caries cleaning with a laser device without the use of an aerator device, which many patients are afraid of its sound and vibration. Especially for pediatric patients, laser-assisted cavity preparations (cleaning the tooth from decay before filling) are very comfortable and painless, offering a dental treatment experience for children away from scary conventional systems.

Laser devices have different effects on soft tissue. With the effect of the laser called photo-ablation, it is possible to make incisions and tissue removal in soft tissues. Therefore, it is possible to clean the inflamed, swollen and pathologic gingival tissues with the laser, and the laser creates a bactericidal (anti-bacterial) effect on the tissues with its deep disinfection effect. This increases the healing quality of the tissue and shortens the healing time.

Until recently, laser application in root canal treatments was only for deep disinfection within the root canals. In other words, before root canal filling, the tooth root wall walls were subjected to laser-assisted deep disinfection to increase the success of the root canal filling and to minimize the possibility of future infection. This practice is still current. However, with the new generation photoacoustic effect, both infected tooth nerve residues (necrotic pulp) and cementum chip residues (smear layer) that occur during the root canal shaping phase can be easily removed from the root. Thanks to this procedure performed with photoacoustic effect, root canal treatment success is significantly increased.

One of the most important factors affecting the success of dental implant applications is the removal of pathogenic and infected tissue residues that may negatively affect implant success. During the preparation of the implant bone socket and before implant placement in the prepared socket, the removal of infected tissues with Er:YAG laser systems is easier and more effective than conventional systems. During this process, bacteria in the environment are also destroyed. Therefore, laser applications provide a significant advantage in dental implant treatments.

Although it is possible to prepare the implant socket with hard tissue laser systems, it is not yet possible to perform this procedure with the desired precision. The depth adjustment of the socket does not give the desired results with the current laser technology. Therefore, implant socket preparation is limited to soft tissue preparation.