In recent decades, the emergence of lasers in dentistry has proven to be highly beneficial.
In traditional root canal treatment, there is cleaning and disinfection of root
canals. But with this approach, you might not achieve complete disinfection. It may
sometimes lead to re-infection and failure of the whole process. However, with lasers, complete root canal disinfection is now possible. Mainly, the Laser is
utilized for decreasing the infection and developing a sterile atmosphere in the
infected root canals.
A laser-assisted root canal is one of the most innovative accomplishments in
dentistry. It has helped in overcoming the flaws of traditional root canal
treatment.
How a root canal treatment is performed using Laser Dentistry?
In a laser-assisted root canal treatment, the dentist uses irrigation along with instrumentation to remove the debris or dead tissue. After, which a parallel beam of
light is passed into the root canals. The intense light energy helps kill
the bacteria in the root canal and eliminates all debris and dead tissues,
disinfecting the root canals. Then the hollow
section is filled up with cement lining along with root canal sealers, and the
tooth is then capped.
The whole process takes significantly less time, is more effective, and is
painless when compared with the traditional root canal process. In addition, it
is less invasive and makes the foundation for achieving long-term success in root canal treatment.
Benefits you get from laser-assisted
root canal therapy
· The procedure is less aggressive, and painless and decreases postoperative complications such as swelling, bleeding, and pain.
· The whole process takes significantly less time; with proper disinfection which helps reduce the number of visits to the hospital.
· Lasers help attain good disinfection of the root canals and help us in ensuring high success rates.
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As the
whole process is less invasive, it leads to fast healing.
The chance of infection and contamination is significantly less because of
lasers.
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