WaterLase

WaterLase Dentistry is one of the most advanced dental treatments available today. WaterLase uses a patented technology that combines focused light energy with a stream of water for a highly precise, exceptionally gentle dental experience.
WaterLase allows your dentist to perform a wide range of procedures with benefits including:

• Gentler treatment with faster healing
• Replaces the use of dental drill
• Less anesthetic for most procedures
• Can treat dental needs in more than one part of the mouth in one visit
• Makes dental care a more enjoyable experience

WaterLase Dentistry™ for Cavities

Did you know that tooth enamel is the hardest material in the human body? That’s why dentists have used drills to work on teeth. Now there’s a gentler way to fix decay. WaterLase Dentistry. From the moment your WaterLase™ dentist begins to work you’ll feel the difference!

MORE COMFORTABLE

WaterLase Dentistry uses laser energy and a gentle spray of water to perform a wide range of dental procedures — without the heat, vibration and pressure associated with the dental drill. With many procedures, it’s possible to use less anesthetic, or no anesthetic at all.

MORE CONVENIENT

Your WaterLase dentist can often get you in and out of the dentist chair faster, since it’s less likely that you’ll need an injection. Not using anesthetic can allow your dentist to perform procedures that used to require more than one visit in a single appointment. Also, a WaterLase dentist can now perform procedures that once meant an additional trip to a specialist, saving you even more time.

MORE PRECISE

A WaterLase dentist can remove decay far more precisely with laser than with a drill. Laser preserves more of your healthy tooth structure and avoids possible micro-fractures of the tooth caused by friction of the drill. Saving your natural teeth can save you the discomfort and cost of bridges, dentures and implants. Even better, studies show people with natural teeth live longer.

WaterLase Dentistry™ for Canker and Cold Sores

Canker sores and cold sores are a painful nuisance. They can make talking or eating difficult, and always seem to take forever to go away. Fortunately, your WaterLase dentist can safely and efficiently treat these sores on your lips, tongue, inner cheek and gums — often relieving pain immediately. Once your canker sore or cold sore has been diagnosed, WaterLase treatment is simple:

• Laser energy is applied to the sore for just a few seconds
• Most people experience immediate pain relief
• Sores typically heal faster when treated with laser
• You can probably avoid prescription medication for your sore, avoiding its side effects and potential drug interactions

WaterLase Dentistry™ for Children

Kid Preferred… Mom Approved!

The WaterLase™ laser uses a combination of laser energy and water to perform dental procedures that otherwise are performed with a dental drill or scalpel. This gentler method of treatment can help eliminate fear and anxieties associated with dental visits and help foster a healthier life-long mindset about oral care.

The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry recognizes the use of lasers in dental procedures for infants, children, adolescents, and people with special health care needs. Fewer shots mean less anxiety and stress for both you and your child. Little to no numbness after the procedure leads to less accidental cheek biting, and fewer adverse side effects associated with anesthesia. Patients treated with laser energy recover more quickly. The WaterLase stops bleeding before it starts, making procedures less painful and traumatic. Healing can occur more rapidly with less discomfort for your child and a reduced need for post-operative medication.

WaterLase Dentistry™ for Gum Disease

Gum disease is caused by bacteria in periodontal pockets, deep in the gum tissue down to the tooth roots. Previously, the only treatment option was periodontal surgery with a scalpel and sutures, cutting your gums to reach and eliminate bacteria. Now, with the patient-friendly REPAIR periodontal treatment protocol using a WaterLase™ dental laser, we can preserve tissue and bone with a minimally invasive, laser based approach. If you need just one tooth treated, or your entire mouth, laser technology helps us take better care of you and your oral health.

PATIENT PREFERRED – MINIMIALLY INVASIVE

REPAIR is a clinically proven laser protocol used to treat gum disease, either in a small area or throughout the entire mouth. REPAIR offers significant advantages including:

• Helps preserve tissue and bone
• Reduces pain and discomfort compared to conventional treatment
• Reduces need for pain medication
• Promotes more rapid healing
• Reduces post-operative discomfort

BETTER PATIENT EXPERIENCE, FASTER HEALING

Today’s laser technology is a major advancement in treatment. Patients treated with laser energy simply recover more quickly. The WaterLase iPlus™ performs incisions precisely and disinfects the operative site as it works, to help you heal faster.

WaterLase Dentistry™ for Surgery

We may use the WaterLase laser to treat your gums or other soft-tissue in your mouth to:

IMPROVE YOUR SMILE

We may recommend contouring or shaping your gums using WaterLase Dentistry to improve the appearance of your smile – safely removing excess gum tissue that may give you a “gummy” smile, or make your front teeth appear irregular in size or shape.

REMOVE ORAL GROWTHS

Quickly and safely remove growths or excess tissue in your mouth including gum tissue over an unerupted tooth, small “tags” called papilla, and growths called fibromas.

FIX A “TONGUE TIE” OR PREVENT GUM RECESSION

Connections that restrict the movement of your tongue or cause your gums to recede can be “released” with less post-operative pain.