{"id":38543,"date":"2021-07-12T09:04:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T08:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dentaly.org\/us\/?page_id=38543"},"modified":"2024-08-13T09:16:31","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T08:16:31","slug":"laser-gum-surgery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dentaly.org\/us\/gingivitis-treatment-symptoms\/laser-gum-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Laser Gum Surgery: Reviews of LANAP Costs Procedure and Side Effects"},"content":{"rendered":"

Laser gum surgery is a way to treat gum disease<\/a>. It uses lasers instead of a scalpel and therefore doesn’t require your gums to be cut like with traditional gum surgery. The result is a less invasive treatment that heals faster and hurts less. <\/p>

In this article, we’ll talk all about laser gum surgery, including its pros and cons, the recovery process, and laser gum surgery costs. That way, you can figure out if this treatment is right for you. <\/p>

Laser gum surgery is also called LANAP laser gum treatment or LANAP therapy, so you will see these terms used interchangeably throughout the article. <\/p>

What is laser gum surgery?<\/h2>

Laser gum surgery is a minimally invasive procedure that, as the name suggests, uses a laser to remove bad bacteria and damaged gum tissue from the gum pockets in order to treat gum disease.<\/p>

Gum disease is most prevalent in adults above the age of 30 and can be caused by a number of different factors, including genetics, chronic illnesses, smoking, some medications, and poor oral health<\/a>.<\/p>

To stop periodontal disease, and even in some cases to reverse the damage, the harmful bacteria can be removed from the gums. Common techniques for this include scaling and root planing, as well as gum surgery. <\/p>

All of these help to remove the buildup of plaque<\/a> and calculus that may be causing a patient’s gum disease<\/a>. <\/p>

Laser gum surgery vs traditional gum surgery<\/h3>
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Laser treatment<\/a> for gum disease is much less invasive than traditional gum surgery. With traditional gum surgery, the process is typically as follows: <\/p>