Laser gum surgery can be used for a number of reasons, ... Your periodontist then uses an ultrasonic cleaning tool to break apart and remove tartar and calcifications with sound waves.

AND RECOVERY TIME. >> WITH GUM DISEASE WE’RE TREATING IT, NOT CURING IT. EMILY: PERIODONTIST DR. SCOTT LIGHTFOOT SEES A LOT OF PATIENTS WITH GUM DISEASE. FOR MANY OF THEM, TREATMENT CAN BE SCARY ...

AND RECOVERY TIME. >> WITH GUM DISEASE WE’RE TREATING IT, NOT CURING IT. EMILY: PERIODONTIST DR. SCOTT LIGHTFOOT SEES A LOT OF PATIENTS WITH GUM DISEASE. FOR MANY OF THEM, TREATMENT CAN BE SCARY ...

To stop gum disease, it often takes deep cleaning called scaling, or surgery to open up infected gums. But Sherry got an unexpected option. "Or I could get this laser done.

Lasers have been used in dentistry since 1994 to treat a number of dental problems. Yet, despite FDA approval, no laser system has received the American Dental Association's (ADA) Seal of ...

Lasers are a common tool in dentistry. They can be used for teeth whitening, tooth decay, gum disease, and mouth lesions. Using lasers in dentistry for tooth tissue procedures and other dental ...

2002-07-23 04:00:00 PDT San Francisco-- A thousand varieties of gum are manufactured in the United States. Gum with a minty liquid center that spurts. Gum that won't stick to dentures. Gum that ...