Types of Lasers!

Laser dentistry is becoming increasingly more popular. All Brite Dental features a few different types of lasers to fit your every need.

The first type of featured laser is the Diagnodent Laser, which is a cavity detector. This laser finds cavities in their earliest stages by using a healthy tooth in your mouth, that has no fillings or cavities and uses it as a baseline or zero reading. The laser then compares the amount of fluorescence/chaulkiness (breakdown of enamel due to acid) in the groove of each tooth to the baseline tooth. By detecting the cavity early enough, you only have to remove a little bit of the structure to place the filling! The bigger the filling, the weaker the tooth!

The second type of laser is The Waterlase MD, which is the hard/soft tissue laser. This laser energizes water droplets to remove and cut tooth structure and gum tissue without anesthesia, in most cases, with no pain or numbness at all! All the patient will feel is a fine water mist. The laser prepares the tooth surface for a tooth colored (bonded) filling increasing the bond strength by 50%. This laser also works miracles on cold sores in the mouth and lip by instantly stopping the pain and healing it twice as fast. Also, the chance of the cold sore reoccurring in the same spot is slim to none!

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