Dental Microsurgery

When compared to traditional periodontal techniques, dental microsurgery offers many benefits. These include:

• Comfort. Using smaller and more accurate instruments, patients will experience less trauma to the surgical site than using traditional techniques. Traditional techniques and instruments can either result in performing surgery when its not warranted, or in more invasive surgery which will create larger surgical sites as instrument size dictates surgical decisions. The exact opposite happens with microsurgery, with greater knowledge obtained through magnification non -surgical or minimally invasive surgery results in less trauma to the mouth. The comfort starts from the moment a patient walks into Dr. Kissel’s office and lasts through the entire recovery phase.
• Precision. With traditional surgery, you need to be as precise as possible to limit discomfort and improve aesthetics. However, using a microscope, Dr. Kissel is able to see up to 26 times more than he can with his eyes. The enhanced field of view allows Dr. Kissel to see more clearly and helps provide more knowledge about the surgical site. With greater knowledge, the exam, diagnosis and treatments are more accurate, comprehensive and more appropriately executed. Most importantly, microsurgery significantly reduces the risk of complications, since the better one can see, the more knowledge one acquires resulting in careful manipulation of tissues and critical anatomy.
• Aesthetics. Periodontist Dr. Kissel strives to create a natural-looking appearance for each of his patients, and because of the heightened precision he is able to achieve with microsurgery, you can rest easy knowing that you will have a beautiful smile after your treatment.
• Recovery. Due to the less invasive treatments of dental microsurgery, the recovery time for patients is much less extensive when compared to traditional techniques. The microsurgical stitches are not visible to others and most patients experience little to no impact on their daily life.