Fotona lasers are the ideal tool for performing several soft and hard tissue procedures on pediatric patients. This dual-wavelength laser is truly one of the most versatile dental lasers on the market with limitless applications. Unlike traditional techniques in pediatric dentistry, lasers enable quick and effective treatments to be performed, often without the use of a scalpel or sutures, resulting in a positive experience for both children and parents alike.
Key pediatric laser treatments include frenectomies (tongue tie and lip ties), precise decay elimination for fillings, crowns, gingivectomies, direct pulp capping, pulpotomy, and more!
The Lightwalker is also a fantastic tool for the Babylase and Oralase protocol- which is a non-ablative laser procedure, akin to photobiomodulation. This non-cutting technique is helpful to increase tissue mobility in the oral cavity as well as range of motion, to optimize function of the oral neuromuscular system. This non-invasive procedure can improve tongue function and mobility to improve feeding, speaking, and sleeping among other things in babies and children. This specific wavelength utilized in this therapy activates and optimizes various neuronal pathways as well as helps to integrate retained primitive reflexes rooted in birth, generational, and life traumas.
Other non-ablative sleep and airway dental applications include Nightlase, Snorelase, Naselase, and Tonsilase. These therapies can be beneficial for children, adolescents, and adults with symptoms of sleep-disordered breathing or upper airway obstructions, call our office for more details.