Biolase DENTISTRY
in San Francisco, CA

Like Star Wars for your teeth

All Biolase dentistry lasers work by delivering energy in the form of light.

When used for surgical and dental procedures such as our laser treatment for gums in San Francisco, the laser acts as a cutting instrument or a vaporizer of tissue that it comes in contact with. When used on patients for "curing" a filling, the laser helps to strengthen the bond between the filling and the tooth. When used in cosmetic teeth whitening procedures, the laser acts as an activator and enhances the effect of tooth whitening agents.

Benefits of Biolase dentistry

• Procedures performed using soft tissue dental lasers may not require sutures (stitches), making the restorative dentistry experience a much more comfortable one.

• Certain Biolase dentistry procedures do not require anesthesia.

• Laser dentistry minimizes bleeding and reduces pain swelling during soft tissue treatments.

• Bacterial infections are minimized because the high-energy beam sterilizes the area being worked on.

• Damage to surrounding tissue is minimized.

• Wounds heal faster and tissues can be regenerated.

Laser procedures

• Crown Lengthening: Dental lasers can reshape gum tissue to expose healthier tooth structure. Referred to as crown lengthening, such reshaping provides a stronger foundation for the placement of restorations. Our crown lengthening San Francisco services fully utilizes Biolase technology to provide the best restorative results.

• Gummy Smile: If you have a gummy smile, San Francisco based Gentry Dentistry can improve its appearance. Dental lasers can reshape gum tissue to expose healthy tooth structure and improve the look of a gummy smile.

• Muscle Attachment (Frenula): A laser frenectomy is an ideal treatment option to perform on children who are tongue tied (restricted or tight frenulum) and babies unable to breast feed adequately due to limited tongue movement. A laser frenectomy may also help to eliminate speech impediments.

• Soft Tissue Folds (Epulis): Dental lasers may be used for the painless and suture-free removal of soft tissue folds often caused by ill-fitting dentures.

• Gum Disease: Biolase dentistry lasers are used to remove diseased, infected, inflamed and necrosed (dead) soft tissue within the periodontal pocket.