YSGG LASERS: THE ULTIMATE DENTIST’S FRIEND

DR. SHARAD GUPTA AND DR. VISHAKHA GUPTA

Dental Practice I January-February 2024 I Vol 20 No 1 65
All-tissue laser YSGG has been one of the best investments in our clinical practice, Identity+’s armamentarium. After being in practice for nearly 22 years, we have realized that clinical practice is not just about the doctor-patient relationship; but much more. As passionate dentists, we have always centered our practice around the statement, “Everything about our dentistry at our dental center Identity+ is about designing gorgeous smiles.” Whether we’re handling daily dentistry issues like cosmetic fillings, root canals, dental implants, or engaging in project work like full- mouth rehabilitation, dentistry with us is always about SMILES. We believe that adding value to the dental services for our patients is of utmost importance and is always a top priority. The addition of All-tissue laser YSGG by Biolase helped us realize our dreams and allowed us to create a winning factor in our approach, elevating the level of dental care for our patients. Our practice uses YSGG lasers on a daily basis and it’s kept in ON mode all the time. We call it a magical technology that helps us achieve 5R’s namely -Redefine dental treatment, allowing us to go non-surgical and minimally invasive without a drill and scalpel; Resolve daily challenges by providing alternative solutions to situations like immediacy of treatment and chronic lesions management; Results that are comfortable. Minimal post-operative discomfort puts us and our practice in a win-win mode along with the patients; Reliability of treatment, as almost every patient is happy with minimal or no anesthesia, instilling confidence and lastly, Returns that comes from doing things which seemed impossible before, hence building trust and soaring patient referrals. YSGG LASERS are truly versatile, and in the hands of experienced clinicians it can be a magical tool. To mention a few, from a whole list of procedures which we were previously avoiding are, frenectomies, tongue ties, tongue ties, mucocele removal, soft tissue biopsy, drug related gingival hyperplasia removal, which we would have not dared to perform earlier with surgical blades. We have noticed almost nil relapse after YSGG hyperplastic tissue removal, what more could we have asked for? Extraction of infected teeth with immediate implantation is now done confidently using the photo-acoustic effect of YSGG to decontaminate implant sites. RCT with YSGG ensures thorough debridement and disinfection of canals, achieving a 99% success rate. Chronic lesions are addressed more confidently in our practice now.

Osseous crown lengthening without raising a flap is a great treatment benefit. With a single laser tip, we can correct gum margins and reestablish the biologic width as needed. Last but not the least, cavity preparations, especially deeper ones, can be done without the risk of pulp exposures, promoting better reparative dentin formation. Kids love getting treated by YSGG as it is painless. We can also debond faulty veneers and metal-free crowns to improve our patients’ aesthetics. We can keep going on about what we do with our YSGG; all we can say for now is that we’re developing newer treatment approaches on a daily basis, and it’s a lot of fun and learning. We’re also happy to announce our YSGG course, where one can learn and experience hands-on about this wonderful technology under our guidance because we are on a mission to help good practices become great…

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Prof (Dr.) Sharad Gupta
MDS, DICOI, Associate Fellow (WCLI)
Co-Founder – IDENTITY+
www.identityplus.in
www.drsharadgupta.in
Contact: 9873435895
Dr. Vishakha Gupta BDS
Associate fellow (WCLI)
Co-Founder – IDENTITY+

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