Perio Laser Therapy in Santee CA

Perio Laser Therapy

Periodontitis is a gum disease that is known to be highly invasive and often has severe symptoms. It is mainly caused due to the effect of the microbes deposited on the teeth and the soft tissues of the mouth, especially near the gum line and on the tooth roots. When gum disease isn’t treated in the initial stages itself, it can lead to quite invasive symptoms that can adversely affect your entire oral health.

What are the symptoms of periodontitis?

Decay of the gum tissues
Bleeding and release of pus from the decayed tissues
Pain and discomfort while biting and chewing food, brushing the teeth, etc.
Receding gum line
Deeper gum pockets that lead to microbial deposition
Loosening of the teeth from their jawbone sockets
Jawbone deterioration

How is periodontitis treated using laser therapy?

Earlier, the conventional method of treating gum disease was through surgery. Your dentist in Santeewould numb the gums using local anesthesia and remove the decayed tissues by making multiple cuts and extracting them surgically. Next, the wounds would be covered using sutures, which would require a significant healing period of a few weeks. During this, patients had to maintain extreme caution while consuming food and brushing the teeth, as it could easily lead to an infection.

But, this method has been replaced using laser gum tissue removal technology. Your dentist in Santee uses a highly intense beam of laser to vaporize the decayed gum tissues. The procedure would reduce the pain during the treatment almost entirely, and the need for sutures would be eliminated. This is because the wounds would be sealed instantly by the laser after the tissues are removed, thereby avoiding bleeding as well. The healing period required after the treatment is only a couple of days, after which you can carry on with your routine activities as always.

Please reach out to us to schedule a consultation with our dentist, and we’ll guide you further. Please call us at (619) 596-1128 or reach us through online consultation.