An ounce of dental prevention is worth a ton of cure…

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An ounce of dental prevention is worth a ton of cure…

Light amplification of stimulated emission of radiation (laser) is a light beam from the electromagnetic spectrum. Unlike conventional light sources a laser beam travels in only one direction and is monochromatic with its photons (little packets of energy) which are all identical in size, traveling equidistant in time and space.

Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) has been investigated and used clinically for over 30 years, mostly in Eastern Europe, Asia and Mexico. The ability of lasers to cut, cauterize and destroy tissue is well known. These same or similar lasers at lower powers can non-thermally and nondestructively alter cellular function. This phenomenon, known as laser biostimulation, is the basis for the current use of lasers to treat a variety of articular, neural and soft tissue conditions.
A variety of names have been used to describe the same type of low-level laser: biostimulation, low energy, low reactive, low intensity, soft and or cold laser. In current practice, LLLT uses low output levels (15100 mW), short treatment times (10-240 seconds), and low energy levels (1-4 J/cm2).
The mechanism and effectiveness of LLLT has been compared with ultrasound therapy, and should be considered as an extension to the accepted physiotherapy modalities that currently utilize parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, such as shortwaves, microwaves, infrared, and ultraviolet therapy.
Lasers produce non-ionizing, electromagnetic radiation that is extremely monochromatic, polarized and coherent. Laser light penetrates human tissue in the ranges of .8-15mm, but the majority of the light will be absorbed within the first 4mm. Although this may seem superficial, it should be noted that chemical processes may be initiated and mediate physiological effects at a deeper level. Dr. Marissa Milla uses Low Level Laser Therapy in a variety of ways, one frequently used application is to relieve dental sensibility. Patients with any disease that promotes dental sensibility will find relief with this therapy. Other applications of Low Level Laser Therapy, include post-op breast surgery therapy to relieve pain and breast tissue sensibility in patients.

Dr. Marissa Milla also has experience with LLLT in patients with Periodontal Disease, Bell's Palsy and Angular Quelitis, Articulation dysfunctions, edemas, extractions, herpes simplex, herpes oster, dental hyper sensibility in patients with lupus and geographic tongue as well.
LLLT is a relatively safe procedure. Due to the low level, non-thermal nature of the laser, there is no tissue destruction or other hazards that you would find associated with the higher powered lasers. The FDA has classified the most commonly used low level lasers as a class III, nonsignificant risk, medical device. LLLT has gained acceptance for treating a variety of osseous, neural and soft tissue conditions in many parts of the world. The acceptance in the U.S. has been limited because of the rigors of the FDA approval process that in manny ways hinders medical progress in some fields. Dr. Marisa Milla utilizes LLLT in almost all of her patients with excellent results.