Periodontitis gum disease

Periodontitis is a destructive gum disease that develops from gingivitis. When plaque builds up around the teeth and gums, it can cause inflammation of the gum tissue and bleeding. This is known as gingivitis. If left untreated and if bacteria takes hold causing more bacteria-infected plaque and tartar build-up, the entire tooth structure can rot, become loose and fall out.

Destructive anaerobic microorganisms consume the bone, gum and cementum (connective tissue) for food. The action of this bacterial disease can cause gum tissue to become severely painful and bleed because of the infected tartar calculus present in the gum tissue and below the gum line in the periodontal pockets and roots.

As the gums and teeth rot with infectious disease, the connecting tissues and also the periodontal ligament fibres between the alveolar bone and cementum can be destroyed. People with gingivitis and Periodontitis are not only at risk of tooth loss, misaligned teeth structure, and jaw or facial deformities, but are also at risk of having the infection spread to the rest of their body causing hypertension, heart disease, and conditions like migraine.

Use of LANAP to treat periodontitis

LANAP is used to treat gingivitis and periodontitis by eliminating the infection to gums and teeth by scaling off the bacterial plaque and tartar, by removing only the infected gum tissue and restoring healthy gum tissue, and by preventing further bleeding through clotting. Where damage is present in the calcified cementum, the gingival sulcus pockets (where gums meet teeth), the connecting and gum tissue, the tooth chamber and root, and the periodontal ligament, LANAP can be used to remove infected gum tissue, clean and disinfect sulcus and periodontal pockets, restore connecting tissues and rebuild the periodontal ligament fibres.

Through regeneration, LANAP treatment uses the healthy gum tissues and bone to maintain as much of the unaffected oral structures as possible, and to rejuvenate the parts affected by gum disease to healthy restoration so that not only dental health of a patient but their overall wellbeing is conserved and protected.