BLOOMINGTON - Alan Slagwell, a 54-year-old from rural Heyworth, sat in the dentist's chair, fully awake and undergoing laser gum treatment. It was nothing like the surgery he received a few years ago.

In recent years, laser gum surgery has become more widespread for treating moderate to severe gum disease. Laser stands for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. Your dentist ...

CENTER CITY (WPVI) -- Many people cringe at just the thought of gum disease treatments. It's often painful and takes weeks of appointments to complete. A new superfine laser promises to make the ...

All lasers work by delivering energy in the form of light. When used for surgical and dental procedures, the laser acts as a cutting instrument or a vaporizer of tissue that it comes in contact with.

Certain procedures can’t be done with laser treatment, and there may be a risk of gum injury or tooth pulp damage from using dental lasers. But overall, dental laser therapy is effective and ...

lasers are used in periodontal or gum treatments. LPL is now being explored for its potential to regenerate tooth tissue rather than rely on artificial materials. When a low-power laser is applied ...