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Is a cold sore is dangerous????
Why does your dentist care if you have a fever blister on your mouth? You might be thinking, “the only person who is bothered by a cold sore is me.” Well, not necessarily.
Active cold sores carry a live virus inside of them, that could potentially be spread during your dental appointment. If a blister is active, there’s even a risk of the virus getting spread into your eye during treatment. When something this serious happens, it could even cost you your eyesight; it’s not something that your dentist wants to gamble on. Dental staff will want to see you after your cold sore blisters have scabbed or crusted over. At this point, the viral exposure is no longer a risk, and the sore is on its way out. On average, a typical cold sore can take 7 to 10 days to fully go away. Maybe your ulcer has flared up several days in advance, and you know that it will be well into the healing phase before your dental visit. If so, it’s ok to keep your appointment!
Laser Treatment
What Laser Treatment Can Do For You
Catch your cold sore early enough, and you could possibly reduce the time you have one by as much as 50%. How? By seeing us for laser cold sore treatments.
Soft tissue lasers can speed up recovery time so that you don’t have to go as long with an unsightly sore. The key is to call us immediately: that is, as soon as you start to feel the flare up. A flare up usually consists of a tingling in the lip. At this point, the cold sore blister isn’t in its contagious stage, so it’s safe for your dentist to see you. It’s also the key time to use a dental laser on your lip, to interfere with the viral flare-up, so that the blister goes away in half the time as normal.
