Soft Tissue Laser

When is soft tissue laser used?

The laser is used in several procedures:

• Gingivectomy (removing part of the gum for aesthetic reasons, hyperplasia or as part of periodontal treatment);
• Gingivoplasty (reshaping the contour of the gums);
• Operculectomy (removing a portion of the gum covering a tooth that is erupting);
• Removal of an epulia (an inflammatory pseudotumour of the gums);
• Frenectomy (surgical excision of a membranous muscle brake or attachment such as the lingual brake (a thread under the tongue) and the labial brake (a thread between the inside of the lip and the gum). This procedure can improve speech and eating habits in babies, children and adults;
• Treatment of herpes and foot ulcer lesions;
• Removal of intraosseous dental disease (e.g. granuloma or abscess);
• Removal of benign lesions on the lip, tongue, oral mucosa or palate area (e.g. fibroma or papilloma);
• Removal of coronal pulp and disinfection of tooth canals during root canal treatment;
• Surgical biopsy (removal of tissue for laboratory analysis).

The laser is also very useful: To obtain rapid coagulation following tooth extraction (stopping bleeding and sterilizing the alveolus), which limits the risk of alveolitis, hemorrhage and infectious spread;

In the treatment of periodontal disease: used as a complement to curettage-surfacing, it improves the effectiveness of the curettage-surfacing and reduces the presence of bacteria including a.actynomycetemcomitans, a bacterium involved in systemic diseases such as multiple sclerosis and coronary heart disease.