Laser Periodontal Care poised to make Chicago Periodontist Disease Gum Surgery Obsolete

Aug. 1, 2010 - PRLog -- Lasers have been used for years in medicine to replace painful and invasive procedures with ones that are faster, more comfortable and  minimally invasive.  That revolution is now gaining momentum in the treatment of gum disease in  Chicago with the Periolase laser and Dr. Michael Marcus.

Dr. Marcus is  not a Chicago periodontist, but a highly trained general dentist certified in the FDA laser procedure called LANAP which is a acronym for Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure.  LANAP takes the principles necessary for periodontal regeneration and accomplished them with a laser, rather than scalpels and sutures.
LANAP can only be performed with an Nd:YAG laser with specific settings and procedures as discovered by Millenium Dental technologies in Cerritos California.

People who need to treat gum disease in Chicago will have several steps.  First, the gum tissue is gently numbed with a local anesthetic.  The first pass of the laser into the periodontal pocket is designed to remove the diseased tissue lining the periodontal pocket.  The laser is so specific that it removes the diseased tissue but leaves the healthy tissue undisturbed.  It also kills the harmful bacteria in the pocket that causes gum disease in Chicago residents.    In the next step specialized instruments are used to gently remove the harmful tartar from the roots of the teeth.  Then there is another pass of the laser into the pocket.  This pass seals the pocket by creating a stable clot.  New cells that will contribute to periodontal regeneration will use this clot as a scaffold to rebuild the  bone and gum tissue that has been destroyed by the Chicago gum disease.  Finally the bite is adjusted when necessary to reduce excessive forces that contribute to gum disease and inhibit healing.  There are none of the stitches or packing typically associated with gum surgery in Chicago.
One of the major advantages of the laser is that it penetrates the tissue and tooth structure.  Some of the germs that cause gum disease and bleeding gums Chicago  can penetrate the tissue and tooth where they are not accessible with cut and stitch gum surgery.  In addition patients who have the laser treatment report virtually no discomfort or swelling after treatment.  LANAP has been proven to regrow the bone and gum tissue lost to periodontal disease.  Most patients just appreciate that it is such a faster and less invasive method to treat Chicago periodontist disease.

There are approximately 1000 dentists in the United States certified to perform LANAP.  Dr. Marcus has established a special web site at http://PeriodontistChicago.com  to educate people  about laser periodontal treatment and offers a free report and DVD discussing all the methods to treat gum disease in Chicago and the pros and cons of each so that patients can make their own decision what is best for them.  Patients considering gum surgery in Chicago should learn about LANAP and how it may help them.  http://www.michaelmarcusdds.com/

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Dr. Michael is a highly trained general dentist in Chicago trained and certified in Laser Periodontal Therapy. He is a second generation Chicago dentist. Both his father and brothers are dentists as well. In addition to treating gum disease in Chicago with a laser, Dr. Marcus provides a full range of dental services. http://periodontistchicago.com/about-the-doctor/ httpp://periodontistchicago.com