When you have a more advanced case of periodontal disease, our team wants to offer treatment with precision and accuracy. With the LANAP Protocol, we can use advanced technology to offer optimal results. In today’s blog, your Encinitas/San Diego, CA, periodontist talks about periodontal treatment with dental lasers.
The Presence of Gum Disease
How do you know when a periodontist is necessary to protect your smile? You should consider an appointment with our team when you notice your gums suddenly feel sore, look redder than normal, or bleed easily. As the disease grows in severity, you could experience swelling or even recession that makes teeth appear long or uneven. Treatment is crucial for managing the issue and keeping your smile healthy and whole, so you avoid tooth loss and further negative changes to your smile. For many, we can provide relief with the LANAP protocol or similar dental laser systems.
Managing the Disease with Lasers
With the LANAP protocol, we want to trim away the diseased portions of your gum tissues and allow healthy tissues to attach to the teeth, which reduces the depth of periodontal pockets and makes the disease manageable with holistic and preventive care. The technology is specially calibrated to handle soft tissue concerns, and can gently remove diseased portions without impacting the healthy portions of your smile. The system is more precise than scalpels and sutures, and allows the area to heal faster too. You may return to your normal routine in as little as 24 hours in some cases!
The technology also destroys harmful bacteria in the process, and the lack of scalpels and sutures means the risk of bleeding, swelling, and infection is much lower too. The procedure is a comfortable one too, and often rarely requires the use of dental anesthesia.
What Happens Next?
Following the initial treatment, your smile will look more attractive and be healthier. We want to then provide preventive, holistic treatments to manage the issue and keep your smile strong, healthy, and full. For example, we could use Supportive Periodontal Maintenance to remove buildup every few months to protect your smile, or Ozone Therapy to destroy harmful oral bacteria while leaving healthy bacteria intact to protect your smile’s biome. If you have any questions about how we improve smiles with advanced laser systems, then contact our team today to learn more! We’re ready to help you improve your smile, so reach out soon.
Talk to Dr. Kania About Our Dental Laser Options
We want to help you smile with confidence and enjoy results that look great too! To learn more about how we protect smiles with laser dentistry, or to schedule your appointment, give us a call at our office in Encinitas, CA today at 760-642-0711.