The advantages of Laser Dentistry for your oral health

Dental technologies have undergone rapid advances in the last few decades. At The DentaLink in Ballwin and St. Louis, Missouri, we believe in investing in state-of-the-art equipment that not only helps improve our patients’ oral health but improves their overall dental care experience, and laser dentistry certainly meets those criteria! Laser dentistry offers a number of advantages over more traditional treatment techniques and is a highly versatile treatment option that can be used in a wide variety of circumstances.

Laser dentistry explained

“Laser dentistry” is a broad term encompassing a wide variety of treatment options involving laser energy. All dental lasers use a targeted beam of light to treat dental conditions, but there are many types of dental lasers available that use different wavelengths and strengths to target specific conditions. For example, some lasers are designed to cut through hard tissues such as teeth and bone, whereas others are quite gentle and are designed to treat soft tissues, detect cavities, or even whiten your teeth. 

Advantages of laser dentistry

Lasers offer many advantages for our patients, which is why we have equipped our office with a variety of dental lasers to improve the quality of care we can provide. Treatment with lasers is:

• Efficient and accurate, enabling our dentists to treat your teeth and gums with greater precision, resulting in less damage to healthy tissues
• Comfortable, often requiring little to no anesthesia and free from the sounds and vibrations of a typical dental drill
• Sterile and less prone to infection and complications because the laser sanitizes and cauterizes as it treats
• Associated with shorter healing and recovery times, with less bleeding, and a reduced need for sutures after treatment

Laser dental treatment near me

If you live in the Ballwin or St. Louis, MO area and have been searching for a dental practice that offers laser dentistry with personalized care and a gentle touch, the team at The DentaLink is here to help. To schedule your appointment at our Ballwin office, call (636) 496 8584 and to reach our St. Louis office, call (314) 334-1474.