Lasers can be used for:

• Esthetically recontouring and shaping the gum tissue

• Managing the gum tissue during a crown or filling procedure

• Treatment of an apathous ulcer, commonly known as a “canker sore”

• Uncovering a dental implant

• Cleaning around the teeth to aid in to periodontal health, referred to as sulcular debridement

• Removing oral pathology such as a fibroma, mucocele or papilloma

• Frenectomies (removing the small piece of tissue usually found by the front teeth on the top or the bottom, traditionally done with a scalpel)

• Ablation and coagulation of the soft tissues