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Laser Gum Therapy & Soft Tissue Management

Whether people know it or not, gum disease affects a majority of the American population and is a chronic, active infection that requires constant treatment. The health of your gums and bone is of extreme importance to us; without a healthy foundation, fixing your teeth is like building a house on sand, the foundation is simply too unstable. Enter Laser Gum Therapy (LGT) and Soft Tissue Management (STM).

If gum disease is ignored, it will progress, resulting in swollen bleeding gums, bad breath, discomfort and, eventually, loss of teeth. The majority of problems are caused by dental plaque, that soft, sticky, bacteria-filled film that constantly forms on our teeth. If inadequately removed via poor oral hygiene, lack of flossing or general laziness, this film calcifies into calculus, or tartar…and no matter how hard you brush, tartar does not come off without professional intervention.

This bacterial tartar thrives in the dark, wet, warm confines of your mouth and attacks the ligaments holding your teeth to your bone. This attack manifests itself in the form of an infection affecting a tissue surface area as big as the palm of your hand. The tissues under the gum line become swollen and diseased and begin breaking down resulting in receding gums, bleeding and permanent loss of bone. However, gum disease often doesn’t cause pain in the early stages; but would you ignore inflammation, bleeding and pus if your entire hand was covered with it?

LGT and STM is a systematic, proven approach to eliminating the bacterial threat and restoring healthy tissues and harmony to the mouth. Through a series of appointments blending fine instrumentation and usage of light energy (laser-assisted hygiene), soft and calcified bacterial deposits are eliminated as well as all infected tissue below the gum line, easily and painlessly. Your immune system is finally given a chance to heal your mouth and with new medical research linking gum disease to heart disease, diabetes and stroke, your oral health has never been more important and can serve as a warning sign for potentially more serious medical conditions; let Summerlin Dental help you!

If you suspect you may suffer from gum disease, or it has simply been a long time since your last dental visit, please call us today. The earlier the infection is diagnosed and treated, the better is your long term prognosis.