Dentistry without pain: laser painless dental treatment

Hundreds of pages on the Internet give very “useful” advice on how to get rid of toothache and cure caries with folk remedies. Do you carefully study such pages, memorize all the advice, and also take notes on the particularly tricky ones? When you have a toothache, is it easier for you to read a spell for the waxing moon, kiss a live toad at midnight and rinse your mouth with a decoction of urine from a five-month-old baby, rather than go to the dentist? Then it’s time for you to find out that there is dentistry without pain, that in a modern clinic absolutely painless treatment of caries is possible, and a good doctor will do everything possible to make you feel, if not at home, then at least not like in a torture chamber in the dental chair.

Some people have such a serious fear of dental treatment that they are ready to endure the pain until the last moment, put up with tooth decay and come to the doctor only when the pain is not relieved by any analgesics and because of it the fear is temporarily dulled. Unfortunately, with such a late application, all that remains is to remove the diseased tooth, and the person leaves the clinic happy (he got off easy, he didn’t even have to treat!) and disappears from the dentists’ field of view until the next time - when the next diseased tooth has to be removed. Doctors can tell many stories about relatively young people who were left with practically no teeth, but did not even try to at least replace the lost dental units with a prosthesis, since they could not save theirs. And this is despite the fact that today there are many methods of prosthetics without grinding teeth, which is usually the most feared.

It would be stupid to reproach and shame a person for something for which he is not to blame - after all, none of us fully knows how to control our fears. Therefore, we will neither cause a feeling of guilt nor put pressure on a sense of responsibility. We will simply tell you what methods of painless dental treatment exist today and how you can make up your mind and finally trust the dentist.

Pain-free dentistry: protect and prevent

It is much easier to prevent any disease, including dental disease, than to then deal with the consequences: competent prevention will help protect yourself from both caries and periodontitis, which means you will not have to deal with the need for treatment. But good home hygiene alone is not enough for prevention. The best way to protect yourself from dental diseases is to have your teeth professionally cleaned. A simple, absolutely painless and comfortable procedure will not take much time, but will remove all plaque and tartar, which usually cause caries.

Ultrasonic tartar cleaning, laser tartar cleaning and Air-Flow - all these modern techniques do not require anesthesia, because they involve a very soft, gentle effect on the dental surfaces and do not cause any discomfort. Carrying out ultrasonic or laser removal of tartar once every six months will reliably protect your teeth and gums from diseases, which means there will be no reason to go to the dentist for treatment.

Dental hygienist at the 32 Dent clinic, Varivoda Violetta Vladimirovna, says: “Modern teeth cleaning is not at all similar to removing tartar with metal dental instruments, which was practiced 10-20 years ago. Today, hard and soft plaque is removed very carefully, accurately and completely painlessly. For example, laser cleaning of teeth from stone occurs very quickly and is almost unnoticed by the patient. Even our most “fearful” patients feel quite comfortable when undergoing such a procedure.”

Types of anesthesia

Methods and painkillers differ significantly in the mechanism of action and the method of administration into the body. The following types of anesthesia are used in the field of therapeutic dentistry:

Application – involves applying a special gel or spray based on an antiseptic. It is used at the site of an anesthetic injection, removal of dental plaque and when removing baby teeth.
Infiltration - introducing a dose of anesthetic into the gum tissue by injection. With this injection, the nerve endings are completely blocked. The teeth and adjacent tissues completely lose their sensitivity. Under such anesthesia, it is possible to treat almost any dental disease and even perform minor operations.
Conduction - this type of anesthesia involves delivering the drug directly to the branch of the trigeminal dental nerve, which blocks the transmission of impulses along the entire length of the nerve. This method is used in areas of dense bone formations of the lower jaw, because it is impossible to administer a direct injection into this area due to the insufficient width of the open mouth. The technique of performing conduction anesthesia is quite complex, and in itself can be painful, but it provides the longest and most lasting effect in the treatment of the lower and upper jaw.

Laser dental treatment

The latest laser systems have become firmly established in today's medicine; they are also successfully used in dentistry. Laser dental treatment is an opportunity to quickly, and most importantly - without the slightest discomfort and generally without pain, treat caries in the initial stages, treat gum diseases, and carry out whitening and hygiene procedures. The laser has become a real salvation for those people who are afraid to have their teeth treated, because it allows them to undergo treatment without experiencing any fear or pain, even without anesthesia.

A laser beam can be used instead of the notorious dental drill, the mere mention of which may be unpleasant for you - the laser successfully and very carefully removes areas of the tooth affected by caries, while simultaneously disinfecting dental tissues. It is also used instead of a scalpel during implantation, as well as some other dental operations. Unlike a scalpel, the laser beam acts bloodlessly, very accurately and painlessly, while ensuring complete sterility of the surgical field.

Dentist at the 32 Dent clinic Andrey Andreevich Koloskov says: “Our clinic uses the latest laser systems, the work of which many of our patients have already been able to evaluate. Yes, laser dental treatment is more expensive than usual, but for those people who are not too fond of being treated by dentists, it is optimal. Anesthesia is usually not required for this treatment because it does not cause any pain or discomfort.”

Properly selected and high-quality anesthesia

However, any painless treatment at the dentist is only possible with correctly selected and high-quality anesthesia. Of course, we will not talk about individual cases of insensitivity to anesthesia, but in other cases it is possible to guarantee 100% painless treatment. Modern painkillers are so high-quality and fast-acting that you simply go to the dentist at any time convenient for you, they give you anesthesia, half an hour and you are free again. Moreover, after the visit you will not have any unpleasant sensations, you will be able to quickly get back into the usual rhythm of life.

In many ways, the quality of the anesthesia performed will depend not only on the drug used, but also on the professionalism of the doctor conducting the treatment. Thus, the final result of the entire treatment, as well as the impression of a visit to the dentist, will also depend on the skill, professionalism, if not the virtuosity of the doctor himself.

Icon: caries treatment without preparation

In the early stages of caries, Icon dental treatment is successfully used when drilling is not required at all. Dental surfaces are treated with a special chemical composition, which, permeating the tissues, disinfects and seals them. Essentially, a special filling is placed on the tooth, but you don’t have to drill into it for this filling. Unfortunately, treatment of caries without Icon preparation can only be used at the beginning of the development of the disease, when there is not yet a deep cavity in the diseased tooth. Therefore, for those who want to be treated quickly and painlessly, without an unpleasant preparation procedure, it is better to consult a doctor at the first signs of caries.

Veronika Aleksandrovna Ivantsova, dentist at the 32 Dent clinic: “The Icon dental treatment today is the most famous and popular technique that does not require drilling of dental tissue. But besides this, there are other technologies without preparation: ozone therapy, when diseased cells are removed by ozone cleaning, a non-contact abrasive technique, which is very similar in its mechanism of action to regular teeth brushing. In a modern, well-equipped clinic, the patient can always be offered a choice of several options for painless and completely comfortable treatment.”

How to prepare for dental treatment?

Before the procedure, you must take laboratory tests (urine, blood), do an ECG, and visit a therapist and anesthesiologist. If cough and fever are observed, an infectious disease or exacerbation of chronic pathologies is detected, dental treatment using sedatives is not carried out. If there are no contraindications, the dentist will set a date and time for the appointment.

Modern anesthesia in dentistry

For people who are afraid to have their teeth treated, it can be very difficult to decide and go to the doctor on time, while the disease is still at an early stage. As a rule, they wait until the last minute, postponing from one day to the next, until the pain forces them to finally “surrender” to the dentist. The situation is familiar to you, isn't it? But the fear still doesn’t go away, and sometimes, under the influence of this fear, already at the very door of the dental office, the pain disappears somewhere, and there is a great temptation to turn around and leave without ever getting an appointment.

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But is it worth being afraid, especially if the tooth already hurts and, as you yourself know, in the future it will only hurt more and more persistently? It’s better to be brave and entrust your poor, bad teeth to the doctor. Moreover, modern anesthesia in dentistry will make it possible for you to feel neither pain nor the treatment itself. High-quality anesthetics will numb any tooth, even the most “harmful and unruly” one, quickly and very reliably.

Are you afraid of injections? It’s also not a problem - you can ask the doctor to do a preliminary application of anesthesia. The gums are lubricated with an anesthetic in the form of a gel or spray, and after a few minutes they become insensitive. For minor interventions, this is quite enough, but if “more serious” pain relief is required, you can also give an injection - after all, the gums have already lost sensitivity, and you will not feel pain from the injection.

But it also happens that any reasonable arguments fade where a real fear of treatment and injections comes into force - in this case, the patient can simply refuse treatment and pain relief, already sitting in the chair. What to do in this case? Sedation can help here - the newest method that allows you to get rid of pain, fear and other negative emotions at the same time. Intravenous sedation is similar in effect to anesthesia, only it acts more mildly, has far fewer contraindications and can be successfully used by both adults and children. There is also sedation with nitrous oxide (when a nitrogen mixture is inhaled through a mask). This type of sedation does not turn off the consciousness, it simply helps to relax, completely remove fear and calmly endure any dental procedures - both the anesthetic injection and the treatment itself.

Dentist-therapist at the 32 Dent clinic, Ekaterina Romanovna Vysochanskaya, says: “In the last decade,
pain management in dentistry has entered a new stage of development; today these are very affordable, safe and extremely reliable ways to relieve the patient of the slightest signs of pain, as well as discomfort during the treatment process teeth. An experienced doctor will always make sure that the patient is not afraid of either the anesthesia itself or the dental procedures that follow it.”

Is it possible to have a painless injection?

Most patients, even when performing a simple filling, ask for an anesthetic injection to stop experiencing fear of sudden pain. But such an injection in itself is quite unpleasant. To reduce the pain from an injection, doctors use:

Special carpule syringes with thin needles.
Before the injection, the mucous part is dried with a dental hair dryer so that penetration is painless.
The injection site is treated with anesthetic ointment or gel.
The medicine is administered very slowly, so after the first dose is administered, the patient will not feel the second.

Terrible drills are a thing of the past

The notorious drills, which with their sound could scare away all patients waiting for an appointment, and with the “elegance” of their work resembled a jackhammer, are a thing of the distant past. Today, dental clinics are equipped with modern, completely silent units that do not get on the nerves of patients with unpleasant buzzing and disgusting vibration. Even if the patient has to drill a tooth, today this can be done without noise or discomfort. Agree that the lion's share of hostility to dental treatment was formed precisely because of the fear of treating teeth with a disgustingly noisy “dental jackhammer.” Now that the likelihood of encountering an old-generation drill has been reduced to almost zero, you can go to the dentist with confidence and confidence.

Other equipment in dental clinics has also changed. Today, treating teeth has become much more pleasant and convenient than just 10 years ago. And technologies are constantly developing: new, comfortable, painless solutions appear. Today, prosthetics are not at all as uncomfortable and time-consuming as they used to be. It is quite possible to install a prosthesis without grinding the teeth, and implantation has reached such a high level that the degree of difficulty for the patient is similar to a regular tooth extraction.

But, of course, it’s better not to resort to prosthetics - if you pull yourself together from time to time and still visit the dentist for treatment, there is every chance of meeting old age with your own teeth.

Dentist at the 32 Dent clinic Mukhin Pavel Nikolaevich: “As paradoxical as it may sound, a person who is afraid of dental treatment needs to go to the dentist much more often than a “fearless” patient. Regular visits to the doctor will help to identify caries in time and cure it when neither drills nor dental pulp removal and canal cleaning are needed. Professional hygiene and annual medical examinations will help you maintain your dental health at a decent level and save yourself from serious dental treatment.”

Benefits of the procedure

Today, dental treatment under sedation is considered the most effective and psychologically comfortable for patients.

Drugs that relieve nervousness and fear are harmless to the body. Suitable for prolonged medicated sleep and frequent use of medications.
During one treatment session, the dentist performs a large volume of therapeutic and complex surgical procedures.
After emerging from medicated sleep, a person does not experience lethargy and weakness. Recovery occurs quickly. The patient can return home immediately after the sedative wears off.

What is pain-free implantation?

Implantation is the most effective way to restore lost teeth. The procedure itself involves implanting a metal rod (most often made of zirconium or titanium) directly into the jawbone. A metal-ceramic or ceramic prosthesis is fixed on this rod.

Despite the fact that this type of operation is considered complex, modern anesthetics make it completely painless. It is the absence of unpleasant sensations that is responsible for the growing popularity of implantation for restoring a lost tooth or even an entire row of teeth.

Before treatment begins, the patient is given local anesthesia (in some cases, general anesthesia), which freezes the jaw for restoration work. After the oral cavity is ready, a small incision is made on the gum, into which the implant is installed.

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What patients say about xenon treatment

According to our patients, surgery under sedation is completely unnoticed. I fell asleep and woke up, and the doctor had already finished all the manipulations. If the procedure takes place without medicinal sleep, then the patient remains conscious, sometimes “falls” into sleep, but responds to the doctor’s commands, answers questions and at the same time is in a relaxed state, not feeling anything that is happening in the oral cavity.

Margarita Borisovna, 65 years old

“I was very worried how everything would go, whether it would hurt. I was offered sedation - I slept for 2 hours without feeling anything and tolerated everything very easily. After 3 days I already had new teeth, which turned out to be more beautiful than my own. And I still admire how you can do everything so quickly, so well and live a completely new life!”

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Injuries

Dental injuries are not uncommon. As our practice shows, children (sports, games) and representatives of the stronger half (incidents at work, car accidents) most often suffer from them. If you are injured, you should seek help as soon as possible - this will both reduce the cost and simplify recovery practice.

We strongly recommend making an appointment with your dentist in the following cases:

after mechanical damage, the tooth began to become loose (trying to strengthen it yourself with different types of rinsing is inappropriate, it can provoke accelerated loosening or cause an infection);
as a result of the impact a chip appeared;
the coronal part is broken off completely (down to the root).

Modern methods of dental treatment make it possible to preserve all healthy tissue even with severe chips and significant defects. Restorative practice can be long-term (if soft tissue is damaged) and quick (restoration, veneers). The sooner a problem is diagnosed, the less effort it can take to solve it.

Why treat baby teeth?

Even a seemingly insignificant spot can cause the development of caries, pulpitis and spread to neighboring teeth. All this can provoke attacks of acute pain.

Pain and discomfort in the presence of dental pathologies lead to the fact that the child begins to avoid unpleasant sensations - chewing on only one side of the jaw. This can create an incorrect bite.

Diseases of primary teeth negatively affect the rudiments of molars. In this case, permanent teeth grow with defects and will need to be constantly treated.

Dental laser capabilities

Laser dentistry in Moscow PROFI-Dent is equipped with the latest equipment that allows for a wide range of therapeutic and preventive measures at the cellular level:

complex treatment of periodontal disease and other gum pathologies - bleeding, inflammation and unpleasant odor are eliminated after the first procedure;
treatment of hyperesthesia - the laser affects the enamel structure, strengthening it from the inside;
surgical procedures - absolute sterility, removal of only affected tissue, painlessness, no stitches or bleeding, rapid healing;
maximum enamel whitening (up to 8 tones) in just one session.

How is implant installation done without pain?

The pain-free implantation procedure includes three main stages:

Examination. At this stage, a consultation is held with a specialist who determines the condition of the client’s bone tissue and oral cavity and draws up a prosthetic plan. Treatment of dental and oral diseases identified in the patient is also mandatory.
Preparation for implantation. This stage can combine the elimination of caries, removal of decayed teeth and treatment of gums. If the need arises, the dentist will augment the bone tissue, called a sinus lift.
Installation of implants. It is carried out absolutely painlessly, which is due to the use of modern anesthetics.

In situations where the installation of a significant number of implants is required or there is a need for complex bone grafting (such a surgical procedure can last about two hours), sedation may be used.

Some patients believe that this is deep anesthesia, but in reality the person is simply put into a half-asleep state, which is characterized by the activity of consciousness in the complete absence of any sensations. Accordingly, even when several artificial roots are installed, the patient does not experience pain.