Pave the way for the future as dental drill hand pieces will now be replaced by lasers that are said to regrow teeth. Recent research sheds light into the matter of teeth regeneration made possible with the use of low power lasers. While it is not new for lasers to be utilized in oral therapy, new findings bring to light lasers activating dental stem cells which leads to teeth regeneration. Dentists already have access to such lasers for they use it to decayed tooth parts. Using less powerful lasers, dentists will be able to tap the regenerative powers of manipulated light. Hand pieces may have to be subjected to dental equipment sales or worst, turn obsolete.
The use of lasers is not also new in the field of medicine - targeted light is being utilized to destroy tumor cells and other malignant that cause health, or even fatal, complications. Aside from its obvious incinerating power, it is also known for its capability to promote healing. It has been widely used to alleviate inflammation or pain and aid in the regeneration of damaged cells. This process is called photobiomodulation where regeneration is made possible by acting on stem cells. Reconstruction of the tooth was said to be achievable when researchers found out that wounds on small animals treated with focused laser grew dentin within 3 months.
Research was done by boring holes on molars of experimental lab rats then stuffing the wounds. Such wounds were then subjected to being fired with friendly amount of laser while others were not exposed to light therapy but were still being observed. In a matter of 12 weeks, dentin growth was discovered from wounds treated with laser. Dentin is responsible for protecting the tooth and is located between the pulp and enamel.
The experiment, however, was not a total success because the researchers were expecting dentin bridges but what formed were pulp stones. But perhaps with further research and by tweaking the laser, regenerating the bridge would be made possible.
Lasers are not only welcomed for their potential healing capabilities but they may very well address the prevalent fear of going to the dentist. Regenerative lasers are being looked into as potential substitute for the dental hand pieces whose sound contributes to the wrong perception that going to the dentist is excruciatingly painful. Once lasers can be deemed safe for use in dental offices, patients can permanently say goodbye to dreaded screech of the drill. This perception might change once dentists resort to the warmth of the lasers and discard their dental drills of imaginary torture. This might even trigger some dental equipment sales in order for dentists to accommodate the change.
If such is the case, when will low powered lasers be available for use in dental offices? Dental professionals and researches believe that it won't be long for laser therapy to be implemented. This is so because such dental equipment is already in use and their approval require less difficulty than medicines. But when exactly dentists swap hand piece drills for these warm light, no one can tell yet. Lasers may have been used since 1960's but it is currently still inefficient. Low doses of such warm light seems to have no effect while high doses prove to be adverse effects.
The use of lasers is not also new in the field of medicine - targeted light is being utilized to destroy tumor cells and other malignant that cause health, or even fatal, complications. Aside from its obvious incinerating power, it is also known for its capability to promote healing. It has been widely used to alleviate inflammation or pain and aid in the regeneration of damaged cells. This process is called photobiomodulation where regeneration is made possible by acting on stem cells. Reconstruction of the tooth was said to be achievable when researchers found out that wounds on small animals treated with focused laser grew dentin within 3 months.Research was done by boring holes on molars of experimental lab rats then stuffing the wounds. Such wounds were then subjected to being fired with friendly amount of laser while others were not exposed to light therapy but were still being observed. In a matter of 12 weeks, dentin growth was discovered from wounds treated with laser. Dentin is responsible for protecting the tooth and is located between the pulp and enamel.
The experiment, however, was not a total success because the researchers were expecting dentin bridges but what formed were pulp stones. But perhaps with further research and by tweaking the laser, regenerating the bridge would be made possible.
Lasers are not only welcomed for their potential healing capabilities but they may very well address the prevalent fear of going to the dentist. Regenerative lasers are being looked into as potential substitute for the dental hand pieces whose sound contributes to the wrong perception that going to the dentist is excruciatingly painful. Once lasers can be deemed safe for use in dental offices, patients can permanently say goodbye to dreaded screech of the drill. This perception might change once dentists resort to the warmth of the lasers and discard their dental drills of imaginary torture. This might even trigger some dental equipment sales in order for dentists to accommodate the change.
If such is the case, when will low powered lasers be available for use in dental offices? Dental professionals and researches believe that it won't be long for laser therapy to be implemented. This is so because such dental equipment is already in use and their approval require less difficulty than medicines. But when exactly dentists swap hand piece drills for these warm light, no one can tell yet. Lasers may have been used since 1960's but it is currently still inefficient. Low doses of such warm light seems to have no effect while high doses prove to be adverse effects.
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