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Orthodontic Laser Treatment

Watertown Orthodontist

Sculpt Your Gums

Laser Treatment provides several benefits for patients receiving orthodontic care. By using a specialized diode laser, our orthodontists in Watertown, Brookings, Aberdeen and Milbank are able to safely and effectively remove excess gum tissue in order to expose more of the tooth's surface for better aesthetics and function.


Your gum tissue serves as a "frame" for your teeth; orthodontic lasers are used to sculpt the gums around the teeth in a way that helps improve the overall appearance of your smile. The best part of laser treatment? In most cases, there is no need for needles! We simply apply a topical anesthetic to the gum tissue being treated so all you feel is the slight movement of the laser tip.

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Ideal Bracket Placement

If your gums have not receded properly, or if a tooth is erupting slower than expected, a laser can be used to remove excess tissue and reveal enough tooth surface to place a bracket. This can also be used to place TADs as an alternative to headgear.

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Impacted Teeth

Impactions refer to teeth that have not erupted properly throughout the gums. By using laser treatment, we can assist a tooth's eruption without the need to wait months for the tooth to erupt on its own, or to refer an expensive surgical procedure.

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Aesthetic Gingival Recontouring

Following the removal of your braces, your orthodontist may recommend recontouring your gum line to maximize the aesthetics of your smile. Aesthetic gingival recountouring is a procedure to reshape the gum line to improve the aesthetic of your smile by exposing more of your teeth. Your orthodontist will use a laser to remove excess gum tissue around the upper teeth to make them look longer. If the gum line is uneven, aesthetic gingival recontouring can also sculpt the gum line to produce a more symmetrical balanced smile.

Our Orthodontic Treatments

Child & Adult Braces
Invisalign Aligners
Invisalign for Teens
Virtual Dental Monitoring
Retainers After Braces
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TMD/TMJ Treatment
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Aberdeen Office  |  631 S. Roosevelt St., Aberdeen, SD 57401  |  Phone: 605-226-3120

Brookings Office  |  604 Medary Ave. S., Brookings, SD 57006  |  Phone: 605-692-7063

Milbank Office  |  102 W. 4th Ave., Suite 2, Milbank, SD 57252  |  Phone: 605-432-5011

Sioux Falls Office | 4320 S. Minnesota Ave, Suite 102, Sioux Falls 57105 | Phone: 605-789-7000

Watertown Office  |  600 4th St. N.E., Suite 103, Watertown, SD 57201  |  Phone: 605-882-1500


VanLaecken Orthodontics is an orthodontist based in Eastern South Dakota. We provide the highest quality of orthodontic and temporal mandibular joint treatments including Invisalign. We are the most experienced Invisalign provider in South Dakota.

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