Laser Dentistry

At Delgado Dental Group, we strive to provide more precise and comfortable care to help every patient enjoy optimal oral health.

Laser dentistry represents a significant advancement in modern dental technology, using concentrated beams of light energy to perform a wide range of dental procedures with unprecedented precision. Unlike traditional dental instruments, dental lasers can accurately target specific tissues while leaving healthy tissue and the surrounding areas intact, The technology works by emitting a narrow, intense beam of light that can cut, reshape, or remove both hard and soft tissues in the mouth, depending on the type of laser used and its specific wavelength settings.

Dental lasers have proven effective across a range of procedures, making them an invaluable tool in modern dentistry. They can be used for cavity preparation, gum disease treatment, root canal therapy, and other procedures such as crown lengthening, removing overgrown tissue, and treating canker or cold sores. They're also effective for cosmetic dental procedures like teeth whitening, where the laser activates the whitening solution for enhanced results.

Among its many benefits, laser dentistry offers patients a more comfortable and less stressful dental experience—as compared to ones performed with a scalpel or drill. Typically, laser procedures cause minimal discomfort and require little to no anesthesia. Patients also experience less bleeding, swelling, and post-operative pain, with faster healing and recovery times and a reduced risk of infection.

Because laser treatment operates with the ultimate precision, it also means more healthy tissue gets preserved during procedures, which in turn supports better long-term oral health outcomes. As the laser's sterilizing effect helps to kill bacteria during treatments, it reduces the need for antibiotics and supports better healing.