Good post, Graeme.  A good example of “everyday dentistry” that may not fall cleanly into a chapter of a periodontics textbook.

So many times, I’ll see posts by well-meaning and talented specialists outlining some amazing, exotic treatment that just doesn’t fit my typical patient’s needs.  Often, time or financial constraints will prevent us from providing that optimal treatment.  

I hope you can snap a quick picture or two a couple months down the road as a followup to demonstrate the healing.   I keep meaning to do that, but forget which patients on which I’ve done these types of gingivoplasties!

— Don

(Edited by N8RV at 10:04 am on Oct. 20, 2004)

Good post,
an excellent case of “everyday dentistry” that we can do with laser .
The kind of treatment that laser dentistry can offer to patients .
I hope you can snap pictures to demonstrate the healing.
Thanks to share with us

Graeme:

Can you post a photo of the C6 tip?

Is it 6mm in length? Is it a tapered or parallel tip? What are the width dimensions in microns at the proximal and distal ends?

Thanks,

Al

Hi Graeme & Guys,

As Glenn had stated a number of times before, lasers make doing difficult procedures in dentistry easier.

Just like in Graeme’s case, if you can recontour the tissue to gain access and proper isolation, how can one not do better. With the use of laser to allow the treatment to be handled better, and not to mention the benefits to the patient, why would one not continue to do so.

We are all creatures of habits. We are what we do.

Thanks for the case, Graeme.

Regards,

Andrew