Putting Children on the Right Track to Dental Health

Laser Dentistry

For patients who do not look forward to needles, drilling, or numbness, Laser Dentistry may be the right choice.

New technologies become great new technologies when they change people’s lives. Laser dentistry is one of dentistry’s latest advances. The Solea dental laser operates at a unique wavelength with sophisticated, yet simple computer controls that enable high-speed, precision cutting on both hard and soft tissue. Solea works on everything from gingiva and dentin to enamel and bone.

Solea performs entirely differently than any laser before. Solea emits a 9.3 µm wavelength, which nears the peak absorption of (more or less enamel). The result? Solea actually vaporizes enamel, giving us the power to work anywhere in the oral cavity, from any angle, with speed and ease.

Laser dentistry can be used for both tooth and soft tissue related procedures. Oftentimes no local anesthesia is required. Unlike with the traditional dental handpiece, with laser dentistry there is no heat or vibration, making the procedure quite comfortable for most patients. For soft tissue (surgical) procedures it eliminates the need for suturing and healing is much faster.

We are excited to announce the incorporation of Laser Dentistry at Children’s Dentistry of Dublin, specifically the hard and soft tissue laser developed by Convergent Dental, known as Solea^®. What is perhaps most extraordinary about the Solea^®dental laser that distinguishes it from the others is the incredible amount of science and research that went into creating it. Most importantly for patients is that all the science and engineering resulted in an all-tissue dental laser that allows dentists to do a wide range of hard and soft tissue procedures reliably anesthesia-free and elevates the patient experience to an entirely new level.

A key property of the laser is a numbing effect that can preclude the need for local anesthetics. According to informal surveys of customers, 95% of procedures are anesthesia-free and 98% of patients report no pain! While few patients feel pain from the laser pulses, about half of them feel what they describe as cold. For anybody that has been to the dentist and had to get numb, this is a great trade off versus enduring local anesthetic or the subsequent numb feeling!

We are currently using the Solea^®laser to perform many restorative procedures, such as fillings and expect to start using it for soft tissue procedures such as tongue and lip ties in the near future. Call the office to see if it is right for you!

Areas of dental care that benefit from laser technology:

Decay removal and tooth restoration;
Pediatric procedures;
Lingual Frenectomy (lip-tie release) without anesthesia or sutures; and
Maxillary Frenectomy (lip-tie release) without anesthesia or sutures.

Our mission is to be the dental home for your child and to provide the finest in pediatric dentistry in the Monadnock Region and New Hampshire. Our entire team is committed to providing the highest standard of clinical care and exceptional customer service, before, during and after treatment. We believe that it is a privilege to treat children, and that we have a unique opportunity to make a difference and encourage each child to have a lifetime of optimal oral health. Children’s Dentistry of Dublin is dedicated to providing education and dental care for all children while creating beautiful smiles. We intend to build a lifelong partnership with our patients and their families and make our practice their dental home. Our strength comes from working together as a staff and with the families who entrust their children to us. We listen to our patients’ concerns and place an emphasis on timeliness, mutual respect, integrity and education that is both fun and easy to understand. We believe that each child has a different comfort level in the dental environment and will adapt to every patient. We vow to celebrate even small successes and wipe away tears with compassion and grace.We will provide an exceptional dental home beginning by age one in accordance with the guidelines set forth by the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. This home will broaden the family dental experience from the first phone call through the end of each appointment and through a network of dental specialists whom we call upon when necessary.

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