Laser Dentistry of Maryland
by a Top Dentist from the Greater Washington, D.C. Area.
by a Top Dentist from the Greater Washington, D.C. Area.
Unlike a diode laser, the Powerlase® equips a dentist to perform the full range of laser procedures – from soft and hard tissue, to bone, endodontics and periodontics.
The Dental Laser was first cleared by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to cut tooth structure in 1998 and since that time has received numerous additional clearances from the FDA for a wide range of procedures on teeth, bone and gum tissue.
HARD TISSUE PROCEDURES
Class I, II, III, IV and V cavity preparation
Caries removal
Hard tissue surface roughening or etching
Enameloplasty, excavation of pits and fissures for placement of sealants
SOFT TISSUE PROCEDURES INCLUDING PULPAL TISSUES
Excisional and incisional biopsies
Exposure of unerupted teeth
Fibroma removal
Flap preparation – incision of soft tissue to prepare a flap and expose the bone
Flap preparation – incision of soft tissue to prepare a flap and expose unerupted teeth (hard and soft tissue impactions)
Frenectomy and frenotomy
Gingival troughing for crown impressions
Gingivectomy
Gingivoplasty
Gingival incision and excision
Hemostasis
Implant recovery
Incision and drainage of abscesses
Laser soft tissue curettage of the post-extraction tooth sockets and the periapical are during apical surgery
Leukoplakia
Operculectomy
Oral papillectomies
Pulpotomy
Pulp extirpation
Pulpotomy as an adjunct to root canal therapy
Root canal debridement and cleaning
Reduction of gingival hypertrophy
Soft tissue crown lengthening
Sulcular debridement (removal of diseased and inflamed soft tissue)
Treatment of canker sores, herpetic and aphthous ulcers of the oral Mucosa
Vestibuloplasty
BONE SURGICAL PROCEDURES
Cutting, shaving, contouring and resection of oral osseous tissues (bone)
Osteotomy
ROOT CANAL/ENDODONTIC PROCEDURES
The Powerlase® is indicated for disinfection of the root canal after endodontic instrumentation.
Tooth preparation to obtain access to root canal
Root canal preparation including enlargement
Root canal debridement and cleaning
Flap preparation – incision of soft tissue to prepare a flap and expose the bone Cutting bone to prepare a window access to the apex (apices) of the roots
Apicoectomy
Root end preparation for retrofill
Removal of pathological tissues and hyperplastic tissue
LASER PERIODONTAL PROCEDURES
Full thickness flap
Partial thickness flap
Split thickness flap
Laser soft tissue curettage
Laser removal of diseased, infected, inflamed and necrosed soft tissue within the periodontal pocket
Removal of highly inflamed edematous tissue affected by bacteria penetration of the pocket lining and junctional epithelium
Removal of granulation tissue from bony defects
Sulcular debridement (removal of diseased or inflamed soft tissue in the periodontal pocket to improve clinical indices including gingival index, gingival bleeding index, probe depth, attachment loss and tooth mobility)
Osteoplasty and osseous recontouring (removal of bone to correct osseous defects and create physiologic osseous contours)
Ostectomy (resection of bone to restore bony architecture, resection of bone for grafting, etc.)
Osseous crown lengthening
LASER COSMETIC PROCEDURES
BONE SURGICAL PROCEDURES
Cutting, shaving, contouring and resection of oral osseous tissues (bone)
Osteotomy
LASER ENDODONTICS
ROOT CANAL/ENDODONTIC PROCEDURES
The Powerlase® is indicated for disinfection of the root canal after endodontic instrumentation.
Tooth preparation to obtain access to root canal
Root canal preparation including enlargement
Root canal debridement and cleaning
Flap preparation – incision of soft tissue to prepare a flap and expose the bone Cutting bone to prepare a window access to the apex (apices) of the roots
Apicoectomy
Root end preparation for retrofill
Removal of pathological tissues and hyperplastic tissue
LASER PERIODONTAL THERAPY
LASER PERIODONTAL PROCEDURES
Full thickness flap
Partial thickness flap
Split thickness flap
Laser soft tissue curettage
Laser removal of diseased, infected, inflamed and necrosed soft tissue within the periodontal pocket
Removal of highly inflamed edematous tissue affected by bacteria penetration of the pocket lining and junctional epithelium
Removal of granulation tissue from bony defects
Sulcular debridement (removal of diseased or inflamed soft tissue in the periodontal pocket to improve clinical indices including gingival index, gingival bleeding index, probe depth, attachment loss and tooth mobility)
Osteoplasty and osseous recontouring (removal of bone to correct osseous defects and create physiologic osseous contours)
Ostectomy (resection of bone to restore bony architecture, resection of bone for grafting, etc.)
Osseous crown lengthening