Gum disease quietly threatens your teeth, your health, and your smile — laser treatment stops it with precision.
Gum disease affects nearly half of American adults and is the leading cause of tooth loss — yet most people don't know they have it until significant damage has occurred. At De Anza Smiles, Dr. Saboowala uses dental laser technology to target and eliminate infected gum tissue with extraordinary precision, preserving healthy tissue while promoting faster, more comfortable healing than traditional gum surgery. Laser gum treatment is one of the most significant advances in periodontology in the past two decades.
The earliest stage of gum disease — red, swollen, bleeding gums. Laser treatment decontaminates the gum line and reverses inflammation before irreversible bone loss begins.
When infection has spread below the gum line into the bone, laser therapy removes diseased tissue and bacteria from deep pockets without the cutting and suturing of traditional surgery.
Lasers can reshape and regenerate gum tissue, addressing exposed roots that cause sensitivity and compromise the appearance of your smile.
If excess gum tissue makes your teeth appear short or uneven, laser contouring reshapes the gum line precisely and symmetrically — often in a single visit with minimal recovery.
Infection around dental implants requires precision treatment to save the implant. Laser therapy decontaminates the implant surface without damaging surrounding tissue or the implant itself.
Laser treatment eliminates the scalpel and sutures of traditional gum surgery. Most patients are comfortable throughout and describe the experience as far gentler than expected.
Because laser energy seals tissue as it works, healing is dramatically faster. Most patients return to normal activity the same day or the next morning.
The laser targets only diseased cells, leaving healthy gum tissue completely intact — a level of precision impossible with a scalpel.
Treating gum disease reduces systemic inflammation linked to heart disease, diabetes complications, and pregnancy risks — your gums affect far more than your smile.
We measure pocket depths, take X-rays, and assess bone levels to map the extent of disease and design your personalized treatment plan.
We remove tartar and bacterial deposits from root surfaces below the gum line, clearing the foundation for laser decontamination to be most effective.
A thin laser fiber is directed into infected pockets, eliminating bacteria and diseased tissue while simultaneously promoting reattachment of healthy gum to the root surface.
We schedule follow-up visits to confirm healing, re-measure pocket depths, and establish a maintenance schedule to keep disease from returning.
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