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Laser Arc for high-speed bonding

The most popular new laser treatments are cosmetic bonding procedures that are vastly improving the way crowns and porcelain veneers are applied.

Crowns used to be created with metal underneath the porcelain, because we needed the metal for strength. Unfortunately, underlying metal sometimes gave the tooth an unnatural appearance. By comparison, lasers emit a precise beam of concentrated light that penetrates a thin veneer and fuses it directly onto the existing tooth. The process, called "curing," produces a much more natural look than traditional metallic crowns.

Dr. Soria uses a smaller, pen-shaped device called a plasma arc. He calls it a laser because that's what people relate to. It actually is something between a laser and a high-intensity light. It’s four times as fast as most lasers, and with little or no heat.