DO YOU HATE SHOTS & DRILLS AT THE DENTIST? SO DO WE!THE ART AND SCIENCE OF DENTISTRY HAVE CHANGED, OFFERING A NO NEEDLE, NO DRILL, NO FEAR PROCEDURE FOR REMOVING DECAY.
WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF LASER DENTISTRY!
This advancement allows us to gently clean out most cavities without using shots or drills. With cutting edge technology like the Waterlase™ dental laser, your child will not associate the fear of pain with his or her visits to Boca Delray Pediatric Dentistry. The laser is revolutionizing dental care just as it has in so many other areas of our lives! Doctors use lasers to provide better care for their patients with LASIK vision correction, for removing skin blemishes, to mention only a few. With this advancement now you and your family can benefit from a new method of dental care, which can often be performed without injection of local anesthesia.
WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF LASER DENTISTRY!
This advancement allows us to gently clean out most cavities without using shots or drills. With cutting edge technology like the Waterlase™ dental laser, your child will not associate the fear of pain with his or her visits to Boca Delray Pediatric Dentistry. The laser is revolutionizing dental care just as it has in so many other areas of our lives! Doctors use lasers to provide better care for their patients with LASIK vision correction, for removing skin blemishes, to mention only a few. With this advancement now you and your family can benefit from a new method of dental care, which can often be performed without injection of local anesthesia.
SEE LASER DENTISTRY IN ACTION
HOW DENTAL LASERS WORK
The Waterlase™ emits a laser beam that energizes a precise spray of air and water.
Water droplets absorb the laser energy and become laser-energized water particles that, when directed at the tooth, rapidly remove enamel, dentin and decay/caries.
Heat and vibrations are the causes of the most of the discomfort associated with the drill. Since Waterlase™ doesn’t transmit heat, many dental procedures can be performed without anesthesia.
Since a shot isn’t necessary in most cases, there is no numbness or drooping lips after a dental procedure.
WILL IT HURT?
Most patients find laser procedures remarkably comfortable. So comfortable, in fact, that in many cases no numbing is required. People who have experienced laser treatment report feeling nothing more than the touch of the hand piece and an occasional slight sensation of warmth.
WHAT KIND OF AFTER EFFECTS CAN I EXPECT?
The dental laser often eliminates unpleasant after effects such as soreness, bleeding, inflammation, stitches and numbness, associated with many dental procedures.
CAN THE LASER BE USED FOR ALL DENTAL ALTERATIONS?
Conventional drilling must be used for the removal of old metal restorations. At the present time, the laser cannot be used to prepare a tooth for a crown, bridge or veneer.
If you have any further questions about the dental laser, please feel free to contact the office at 561-499-1788 or email us at [email protected].