Development of advanced laser technology has improved the efficiency, ease and patients’ comfort in dental and facial treatment, according to health experts.
HCM City (VNA) - Development of advanced laser technologyhas improved the efficiency, ease and patients’ comfort in dental and facialtreatment, according to health experts.
Laser technology is now used in dental and facial treatment athospitals and clinics throughout the country, Prof Le Duc Lanh, former head ofthe odonto-stomatology faculty at the HCM City University of Medicine andPharmacy, told Vietnam News on the sidelines of a conferenceon laser application in modern dentistry on July 10.
It is used, for instance, in periodontics (supporting structuresof the teeth) and facial aesthetic treatment, he said.
Researchers at the university are doing research on using laser inimplant dentistry, he added.
Dr Vo Chi Hung, deputy head of the odonto-stomatology faculty,said laser helps reduce bleeding and post-operative pain compared totraditional dental treatment as the method seals blood vessels during theprocedure. It also minimises bacterial infections during surgeries because itshigh-energy beam sterilises the area being worked on.
Moreover, it causes less necrosis of surrounding tissue becausedentists can control the laser’s power output and duration of exposure on gumsand teeth, and it offers much higher precision than manual surgery, Hung said.
Dr Linh Lan Nguyen of Australia’s Kaleen Dental Care and FacialAesthetic Clinic said lasers offer the advantage of tooth integrity, meaning nomicro cracks are formed during a procedure.
Hung said researchers and students at the university train in thelaser technologies.
An advanced LightWalker dental laser system would be installedwithin six months, which would help them do more research into using thetechnology for more specialised treatment, he said.
"Advanced laser technologies are being developed at healthfacilities in the country, but not many people are benefiting from it due tothe high costs involved," he added.
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More than 85 percent of children aged six to eight in the countryhave tooth decay, but 94 percent do not get treatment.-VNA
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At the conference (Source: VNA)
