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 ...

If inflammation or infection is causing excess gum tissue, your periodontist’s first step will be a scaling and root planing procedure. Then, a laser procedure can sculpt and contour the gums.

Despite the benefits, dental lasers do have disadvantages. Certain procedures can’t be done with laser treatment, and there may be a risk of gum injury or tooth pulp damage from using dental lasers.

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 ...

Millennium Dental Technologies, Inc., a developer of the LANAP protocol for the treatment of periodontal disease, announced it has been awarded a new US Patent (#12,011,326) for laser-assisted ...

Gingivectomy is a surgical procedure that involves removing diseased gums and tissue. It can reduce the risk of further infection, pain, and bleeding. Gingivectomy can treat gingivitis, gum ...

There is growing evidence that the laser also promotes regeneration of the bone and the gum.” A course of LANAP treatment can ...