| We are constantly learning and striving to advance the standard of care in our office.
As such, we have recently added a new procedure to your professional teeth cleaning to help fight periodontal (gum) disease.
Diode laser therapy, in combination with scaling, supports healing of the periodontal pockets through eliminating bacteria.
Reasons for decontamination of teeth and gums with our laser:
During the cleaning and scaling, most patients have some areas of bleeding.
This allows bacteria that are present in our mouths to enter the bloodstream and sometimes settle in weakened areas of our body such as a damaged heart valve or artificial knee.
Latest research shows that these oral pathogens have been linked to a number of diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, low birth weight babies and rheumatoid arthritis.
Anything that we can do to reduce or eliminate these harmful bacteria will be a positive for all our patients.
Laser energy will kill periodontal disease bacteria and stop infection before physical destruction and loss of bony support occurs around your teeth.
Decontamination of the pocket minimizes the spread of bacteria's infection to other areas of the mouth.
The laser decontamination process is painless and takes about 5-10 minutes.
And although it's not covered by insurance plans, it's an inexpensive way to improve your oral health.
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