Friday, November 20, 2009

Houston Cosmetic Dentist Perform Perio Regeneration

Bones and gums must fit together. One could compare the ideal fit to that of a turtleneck shirt around a neck. This fit is made possible by connective, supporting tissue that binds gums to teeth.

When you have periodontal disease, the infection destroys this supporting tissue. The bone also gets destroyed, and pockets develop between the gum, the teeth, and the bones. As this condition worsens, the teeth lose their grip and begin to deteriorate themselves. Eventually they will have to be extracted.

If this has happened to you, your Houston cosmetic dentist can help you with this. A revolutionary new procedure known as LANAP can reverse some of the damage by regenerating lost bone and tissue.

This procedure is known as Perio Regeneration, and it involves using membranes (filters), bone grafts, and tissue stimulating proteins to trigger your body’s ability to regenerate bone and tissue that has been destroyed by periodontal disease.

Your Houston Cosmetic Dentist must use a special dental laser to perform perio regeneration. This laser is known as the Periolase MVP-7, and it has revolutionized periodontal surgery much like LASIK revolutionized ophthalmology. It is the very best tool to use for removing diseased tissue and killing the disease-causing bacteria that infected the gums to begin with.

But exactly how does a laser help a cosmetic dentist remove microscopic bacteria and infected tissue? The answer lies in the patented protocol of the Periolase MVP-7 itself. The laser is very precise, and it cuts away the diseased tissue in the pocket itself. With its heat, it also kills the disease causing bacteria that thrive in hidden, hard to reach areas of the pocket, root surface and bone.

Not only do metal cutting tools do damage to healthy tissue, they simply cannot reach all of these areas as efficiently as a dental laser.

When a Houston cosmetic dentist performs this procedure, he or she puts the patient under local anesthesia. There is never any pain. Before using the laser, the cosmetic dentist will use ultrasonic scalars to remove calculus (hardened plaque) from the root surfaces of the teeth.

A bite adjustment will also be done at the end of the procedure in order to take the pressure of mobile teeth. The best part about this procedure as compared to traditional periodontal surgery there is no or little pain after the procedure.

There are many options to enhance support for your teeth and to restore your bone to a healthy level. Your dentist will discuss your best options with you.

The greatest benefit that perio regeneration offers is the elimination of existing bacteria and the regenerating bone and tissue helps to reduce pocket depth and repair damage caused by the progression of periodontal disease.

After the cosmetic dentist finishes this procedure, all the patient needs to do is follow the post operative instructions completely. Also, the patient follows a liquid and soft diet in the days following the procedure.

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Tuesday, March 10, 2009

The PerioLase® MVP-7 Dental Laser


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.


Learn more about LPT here:
LANAP
Laser Periodontal Therapy
Gum Disease
LANAP Post Operative Instructions

LANAP is the preferred method of treating periodontal disease at the Cosmetic Dentistry Center. Call today to see if this new technology can help restore the health and beauty of your smile.

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