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The ligaments, bone, and gums around the teeth form the foundation for your teeth. All these structures are also referred to as the periodontium. When your periodontium is not healthy, it puts the foundation of your teeth at great risk.
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Gum Disease It’s an infection of the gums. It starts out as plaque, a sticky film on the teeth that hardens to form calculus or tartar. As tartar accumulates, it harbors bacteria which attack the soft tissue around the gums. This early stage of gum disease is called Gingivitis. Symptoms include red swollen gums, bleeding, bad breath, and sometimes an unpleasant taste in the mouth. Left untreated, Gingivitis becomes Periodontitis.
How does a laser treat gum disease The way to repair the damage from gum disease is to get rid of the infection and close up the infected pockets between the gum and teeth. LANAP is a minimally-invasive alternative to traditional gum surgery. It uses a digital dental laser – the PerioLase MVP-7, to remove harmful bacteria and diseased tissue from the gum pocket by passing a laser light between the gum and tooth. First, we use a local anesthetic to eliminate any possible discomfort. A tiny laser fiber (about the thickness of three human hairs) is inserted between the tooth and gum and the infection is cleared away by removing only the diseased tissue.
Next, we use an ultrasonic scaler and small instruments to remove the tartar from the root surface of the tooth. Then, laser light energy is again directed between the gum and tooth. The laser helps reduce the bacteria and stimuates your body’s existing cells to grow new root surface coating and new connective tissue attachment to the root surface. All of this is done without making any type of incision. After removing the diseased tissue, the laser immediately cauterizes the wound. The result is that you experience little to no bleeding. An added benefit of the laser is its ability to seal the nerve endings. The entire process results in only minor discomfort afterward.
Laser therapy benefits • It is traumatic yet highly effective alternative to traditional gum surgery. • Less discomfort than with standard surgery, both during and after the procedure. • Less time than traditional surgery. • Lasting results, with 98% of LPT treated patients remaining stable after five years. • Less recovery time in that there is less than a 24-hour recovery period. • Safe for patients with health concerns such as diabetes, hemophilia, HIV
For A Healthy Smile – Contact Us Today! Your Gum Disease can be comfortably and effectively managed with laser dentistry treatment in Wichita Falls. Here Dr. Neale Willams is an experienced peridontist.
