Five Facts You Should Know About Laser Treatment for Gum Disease

Gum disease starts with mild symptoms like gum swelling, redness, and tenderness, but the symptoms quickly progress when you don’t take action. Untreated gum disease advances to periodontitis, which causes chronic bad breath, gum recession, loose teeth, and other unpleasant symptoms. 

Advanced gum disease is often treated with traditional surgery that uses scalpels and sutures to treat unhealthy tissues. However, Garazi Periodontics & Dental Implants of Miami, Florida, has a more conservative option. We use the Laser-assisted new attachment procedure (LANAP) to target and treat infected tissues. Unlike traditional surgery, laser-assisted gum surgery is painless and leads to faster recovery times. 

Five Facts about Laser Gum Treatment

1. No cut, no sutures

To appreciate the revolutionary nature of laser treatments, it’s important to understand traditional gum surgery. This procedure involves using a scalpel to cut and flap back the gum tissue to remove the infection from the underlying bone. Then, the dentist uses sutures to attach the gums to the teeth. Although traditional periodontal surgery works, the procedure is painful, lengthy, and invasive.

Do you have advanced gum disease? You don’t have to use traditional surgery. With LANAP, the dentist targets the infected tissues with a special focused light (PerioLase MVP-7)—no incisions, scalpels, or sutures are involved.

2. The laser periodontal treatment is seamless

Traditional gum surgery involves several dental appointments, as typically only one part of the mouth is treated at a time. The process may also involve returning to the doctor to remove sutures if they don’t dissolve in time. 

LANAP procedure is quick and seamless and involves the simple steps below.

• Examining your mouth to determine the severity of your disease
• Using a focused narrow beam of light to destroy the diseased tissues
• Using an ultrasonic scaler to shake off plaque and tartar from the deep periodontal pockets
• Using a laser to attach the gums to the tooth root
• Post-op care

LANAP is an FDA-approved procedure to address gum disease. The procedure involves minimal side effects and has no radiation risk or complications when interacting with other medications. 

3. Only trained personnel can perform the procedure

Not any dentist can perform the LANAP treatment. The procedure should only be administered by trained and qualified dentists and periodontists. Qualified medical practitioners undergo a specific training in laser dentistry to deliver superior outcomes. 

4. Laser benefits are limitless

LANAP has so many benefits you’ll wonder why traditional gum surgery exists. Laser-assisted periodontal treatment offers numerous benefits, including:

• Faster healing
• Less traumatic procedure with minimal bleeding
• Quicker procedure
• Less pain and teeth sensitivity
• Remarkable precision
• Low risk of infection, as the laser kills bacteria during treatment
• Fewer post-op side effects
• Promotes the growth of healthy tissues

5. Recovery is swift

After the LANAP treatment, you can go on about your everyday activities. You don’t have to worry about sutures or lasting discomfort. Moreover, you’ll experience remarkable recovery after a few days as opposed to two to four weeks with traditional surgery. 

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LANAP is as effective as traditional gum surgery but faster and less invasive. Moreover, this revolutionary treatment has remarkable outcomes in tooth stability and retreatment rates. 

Want to know whether you are a suitable candidate for laser treatment? Call (305) 690-0611 to schedule an appointment with Drs. Isaac and David Garazi. 

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