Laser Treatment

LANAP

Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure (LANAP™) is an amazing breakthrough in periodontal treatment.  In appropriately selected cases, these benefits include:

• There’s much less discomfort with LANAP™ LASER PERIODONTAL THERAPY than with standard surgical procedures — during and after the procedure. There is no cutting with scalpels or suturing.

• LANAP™ LASER PERIODONTAL THERAPY takes LESS TIME than traditional surgery. All it takes is two 2-hour visits to the office and two follow up visits. Traditional surgery requires four sessions of about one hour each, with subsequent visits for suture removal and additional check-ups.

• It gives better, longer-lasting results. In fact, 95% of treated patients remain stable after five years.

• Many patients find that they have less than a 24 HOUR RECOVERY period, so you won’t lose time from work. Following traditional surgical procedures, recovery can take between to 2-4 weeks during which patients can experience pain and swelling and may require a liquid diet.

Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure (LANAP™) is safe for patients with health concerns such as diabetes, HIV, hemophilia, or those taking medications such as Coumadin or Cyclosporin

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Periowave

Periowave™ is a painless, non-invasive procedure that can significantly improve treatment outcomes when added to scaling and root planing (SRP). Using a powerful process known as photodisinfection, it inactivates many of the bacteria and toxins that SRP leaves behind.

Periowave™ is a non-antibiotic therapy that, unlike antibiotics, quickly destroys gram negative bacteria without promoting the development of bacterial resistance. Periowave™ does not exhibit many of the issues commonly associated with antibiotics, such as allergic or sensitivity reactions, opportunistic infections such as oral yeast infections, or the requirement to take prolonged doses of medication. As Periowave™ utilizes a cold (non-thermal), low-power diode laser as the activating light, it does not cause damage to root surfaces or surrounding tissues. There is no heat involved in this process.

CO2 Laser

The carbon dioxide (CO2) laser in particular has been used in both general surgery and periodontal surgery for many years, with the main advantages being speed of use, hemostasis (lack of bleeding), improved visibility and often the elimination of the need to use sutures.

Although it has also been claimed that laser surgery heals faster and with less postoperative discomfort, this has not been confirmed in controlled clinical trials.

The advantages of the CO2 laser over conventional surgical techniques are most apparent when performing minor procedures such as frenectomies, biopsies and minor tissue reshaping or resections (gingivectomies).

More detailed information on lasers can be found at the American Academy of Periodontology website in “Lasers in Periodontics”, which may be reviewed in detail at

http://www.perio.org/consumer/laser-therapy.htm