PerioLase® MVP-7 is a very popular ND: YAG laser used in periodontal surgery. It allows for precision removal of diseased tissue in a manner that is far less invasive than traditional methods of cutting tissue away with metal tools. Because of this, it keeps pain and the risk of infection to a very low minimum, and has become equally popular with dentists and with patients throughout the United States and Canada.

There are many benefits that the PerioLase® MVP-7 offers to patients besides minimized discomfort:

-Laser heat acts to cauterize gum tissue and thus minimize bleeding. It also helps prevent damage to surrounding healthy mouth tissues.
-Healing time is much shorter as a result.
-Gums tend to be less sensitive when treated with the PerioLase® MVP-7 as opposed to being cut with surgical tools.
-LANAP takes less time and thus is better for busy professionals who need to minimize time spent in the dental chair. Less, if any, post-procedural medication is ever required after treatment with a PerioLase® MVP-7.

Although it only weighs 43 pounds, the PerioLase® is one of the most sophisticated and precision instruments used at the Houston Medical Center Dental Group. Its range of settings allows it to be used for any number of soft tissue dental procedures in addition to its regular use in LANAP.

A tilting, touch-screen monitor allows the dentist to monitor the accuracy of the device. The dentist can select any setting for the treatment he or she is performing through a procedure-driven menu displayed on the touch screen. For LANAP, a special mode has already been hard-wired into the PerioLase® MVP-7 and can be further adjusted through a joule counter that allows the dentist to fine tune the heat output of the laser.

The PerioLase® can be used while mounted on its mobile cart during LANAP, or it used while stationed on a tabletop. The infrared pulses of the laser periodontal probe causes the tip to glow a very warm read color, which provides the dentist with a guide light for precisely cutting tissue and cleaning off root surface tartar. When the laser is emitting infrared pulses, its tip glows a warm red color, giving the dentist both a light and a guide for the precision cutting of diseased pockets and the cleaning of root surface tarter.

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