Laser Assisted Wisdom Tooth Extraction

A tooth extraction is a common procedure that involves a tooth being removed usually due to infection or because a tooth is pushing on or damaging other teeth.

Laser assisted wisdom tooth extraction.

The first step to having your wisdom teeth removed is to get up to date scans so your dentist can see if your wisdom teeth are impacted or growing normally. Compared to about 600 for a. However with the laser healing will take only half of its time. But more often than not these teeth erupt in less than ideal circumstances giving rise to the need for wisdom tooth extraction.

At laser holistic dental we use a number of advanced technologies to accelerate wound healing reduce inflammation and ultimately reduce downtime for our patients. Generally it will take more than 10 days to heal the outer surface of the extraction site. Wisdom tooth extraction is a surgical procedure to remove one or more wisdom teeth the four permanent adult teeth located at the back corners of your mouth on the top and bottom. Laser surgery may be more gentle and offer greater precision than other treatments.

Vo will discuss alternatives to extractions as well as replacement of the extracted tooth. Lightscalpel dental co 2 laser assisted wisdom tooth due to its excellent ability to cut and simultaneously coagulate the oral soft tissue the lightscalpel dental co 2 laser is used to access wisdom teeth for extractions. It is particularly useful for soft tissue surgery and has significant benefits in laser assisted removal of wisdom teeth. If a wisdom tooth doesn t have room to grow impacted wisdom tooth resulting in pain infection or other dental problems you ll likely need to have it pulled.

To avoid these complications in most cases dr. Tooth extraction is performed by a dentist or oral surgeon and is a relatively quick outpatient procedure with either local general intravenous anesthesia or a combination. In fact studies have found that up to 85 of the population will have to have some or all of their wisdom teeth removed at some point in their life. Since the laser assisted wisdom tooth removal involves only minimal tissue for the procedure it can heal much faster than the conventional one.

Laser treatment tends to be more expensive the cost of the laser is much higher than a dental drill. The wisdom teeth get their name as a result of their belated arrival. May preserve more healthy tooth during cavity removal.