LANAP® Laser Gum Therapy

Laser treatment can be used to treat periodontal disease. Non-surgical treatment also includes scaling and root planing, which removes plaque and bacterial toxins below the gumline.

The available clinical material addresses laser efficacy and settings, rather than a patient pain score or a recovery timetable.

Different lasers have different wavelengths and power levels. Periodontal tissue can be damaged when an inappropriate wavelength or power level is used.

Most people need ongoing maintenance therapy after non-surgical periodontal treatment to sustain periodontal health.

The evidence review considered laser use alone and as an adjunct to non-surgical or surgical treatment for periodontitis and peri-implantitis.

The continuing part of periodontal care is maintenance. Most patients require ongoing maintenance therapy to sustain periodontal health.

Scaling and root planing is a non-surgical alternative. Controlled studies found similar results for laser treatment and specific other non-surgical options, including scaling and root planing.

Laser treatment may be used in periodontal care, but the consensus material reports that a critical mass of evidence was not available to establish whether it is more or less beneficial than traditional periodontal therapy.

Laser treatment and scaling and root planing are both used in periodontal care. Their controlled-study results have been reported as similar in specific non-surgical comparisons.