LANAP Gum Disease Surgery - Arcadia, CA
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“My Gum Disease Was Getting Worse And Worse, I Needed Help”
“My Gum Disease Was Getting Worse And Worse, I Needed Help”
“My Gum Disease Was Getting Worse And Worse, I Needed Help”
“My Gum Disease Was Getting Worse And Worse, I Needed Help”
While nearly half of adults in the U.S. have some degree of periodontal disease, early treatment can prevent the most severe type, called periodontitis. Gingivitis treatment in Arcadia, CA targets plaque—the sticky film of bacteria—on and around your teeth, responsible for inflammation and infection.
When left untreated, the infection can erode the soft, hard, and connective tissue that supports your teeth and eventually lead to tooth loss. At Arcadia Perio, we use LANAP® (Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure) to gently destroy bacteria and help fight infection often found in periodontal pockets that form as a result of gum disease.
Osseous surgery, or periodontal flap or pocket reduction surgery, is used to treat advanced gum disease. After local anesthesia and sedation have taken effect, it involves accessing the roots of your teeth and removing any infected tissue, cleaning out bacteria-filled pockets, reshaping the bone around your teeth, then suturing gum tissue. Because it requires cutting and recontouring of bone and gum tissue with traditional instruments, swelling, bleeding, tenderness, and significant pain are common side effects of osseous surgery.
Since LANAP received FDA approval in 2004, it has revolutionized gum disease treatment. Today, it’s still the only laser gum disease treatment that is FDA-approved and proven to promote gum tissue regeneration. Research shows periodontitis treatment with LANAP reduces the recurrence of periodontal disease over time compared to traditional methods like osseous surgery. After receiving gum disease treatment in Arcadia, CA, with LANAP, you can resume a home oral hygiene routine sooner than conventional gum surgery because healing is far faster and less painful.
Our board-certified periodontist, Dr. Andrew Peterson, is not only certified to perform LANAP but has vast expertise in doing so. He is also a Certified Instructor at the Institute for Advanced Laser Dentistry with proven mastery teaching this innovative laser technique to colleagues. LANAP laser gum disease treatment in Arcadia, CA, precisely targets and kills the bacteria responsible for gum disease with highly focused light beams.
Dr. Peterson uses the PerioLase® MVP-7™ laser to vaporize inflamed and diseased tissue beneath your gumline inside periodontal pockets, leaving healthy tissue unharmed. The tiny laser fiber is inserted between your teeth and gum tissue to eliminate infection; the root surfaces are meticulously cleaned with ultrasonic scalers to remove calcified deposits. LANAP helps facilitate healthy reattachment of supporting tissues to the surface of your tooth roots with minimal discomfort, sensitivity, and gum recession!
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