Laser may sound scary and make you think of Star Wars or James Bond, but lasers used in healthcare are very gentle.  Lasers use concentrated beams of light energy to target specific tissues and are the standard of care for many procedures in ophthalmology, cardiac and brain surgery, and dermatology.  In dentistry, we use lasers to precisely treat both soft and hard tissue.

Lasers are quieter than drills, reduce the need for anesthetic and target tissue with a narrow beam to allow pinpoint, safe, concentrated therapy.

Benefits of lasers include, precision, reduction in pain/inflammation, and less bleeding and swelling.

LightScalpel® Frenectomies

TwinLight ™ Periodontal Treatment

For treating periodontal disease, Fotona’s TwinLight^® Periodontal Treatment (TPT) is a comprehensive and minimally invasive periodontal therapy incorporating the power of dentistry’s two most effective laser wavelengths: Er:YAG and Nd:YAG. The TwinLight^® approach enables wavelength-optimized treatments for periodontal therapy (such as WPT^™), which create the optimal conditions for healing periodontal tissues. What’s more, TPT prevents infection and promotes reduction in pocket depths.

OraLase ™

OraLase™  is a laser assisted procedure developed with the objective of improving health and function while reducing pain and relieving the impact of trauma for patients 2 and older.

The primary goals of therapy include pain reduction, inflammation reduction and increased blood flow, but there are many powerful secondary benefits including release of trauma and improved ability to process the changes needed to support recovery.

This technique was developed by Dr. Darick Nordstrom with the goal of increasing the quality of life for patients while simplifying treatment plans for the dental teams caring for the complex patient.

OraLase Therapy is delivered with FDA approved technology and has been utilized for many years without any known adverse effects.

It delivers a very specific form of biologically safe coherent infra-red light through a specially designed handpiece.  OraLase Therapy does not involve physical touch with the patient yet delivers a medical grade dose of healing energy through a thin fiber that transmits the light from the laser to the patient.

OraLase has an additional aspect of improving health by gaining leverage in the healing process by accessing the power of the emotional (limbic) system to enhance the result of treatment.  Because of this aspect of care, many people will spontaneously smile during or after treatment and the results are often more profound than a traditional laser treatment.

BabyLase ™

BabyLase™  uses laser assisted non-surgical softening of tight tissues to improve nursing and guide babies to better function.  A laser light of a very specific frequency which feels like a mild warmth is applied in a carefully planned sequence to the head, neck and mouth of the patient.  This wavelength of invisible light allows tight and damaged tissues to relax by increasing circulation and reducing the restrictions specifically related to the fascial layer of the body.  By targeting the areas of restriction while maximizing the impact of tissue relaxation, pain reduction, inflammation reduction and increasing blood flow, there is a profound ability of the body to heal and integrate from trauma.  This technique is similar to the concept of photobiomodulation with the additional secondary benefits of cranial nerve stimulation, primitive reflex integration and neurointegration.  In other words, the tissue that has been damaged is allowed to repair while simultaneously being “re-introduced” to the brain as happy, healthy, fully functioning tissue.