The laser was discovered by scientist Theodore Maiman in 1960. Wow, so much has happened with laser light energy since then ! You probably don't even think much about it but lasers are everywhere. The scanner at the grocery check out, your cd and dvd palyers, phones, pointers,guided missiles, lasers are everywhere including healthcare. Ted Maiman spent the last years of his life traveling the world and visiting healthcare providers including dentists to see what they have done to help patients with variations of his laser discovery.

Here is a picture of Ted Maiman and Dr. Bruce Bilow

Periolase inventor Dr. Robert Gregg with laser enthusiasts Dr. Ted Maiman and  Dr. Bruce Bilow

Coinventor of the Periolase MVP-7 Dr. Delwin McCarthy and Dr. Bruce Bilow

Here  is what the unique LASER machine looks like- the Periolase MVP-7

Dr. Bruce Bilow and  fellow periolase user Dr. Chris Nix from Nebraska

without the cutting and stitching involved with traditional gum surgery!!

  If your dentist or periodontist  diagnoses you with gum disease you will probably need to give him this study showing the clinical efficacy of laser treatment.  Many dentists and periodontists are unaware of the Periolase MVP-7 LANAP procedure, the best alternative to traditional gum surgery . Please give him/her this peer- reviewed study of   the Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure published in the International Journal of Periodontics & Restorative Dentistry .

  This study is one more step in increasing the awareness of LANAP in the peer reviewed, published literature of this alternative treatment for periodontitis . The word is spreading across the globe quickly as patients are demanding an alternative to traditional gum surgery.

  Click here to download .      peer-reviewed study

Consumers around the world are becoming educated about the benefits of Periolase MVP-7 gum treatments over tradtional gum surgery.

February 14, 2008 : US News and World Report . Click below to see the article.

21st Century Dentistry

Here is some more news about the Periolase MVP-7 and consumers awareness for this alternative treatment compared to traditional gum disease surgery. April 28, 2008 : Denver Channel News 7

Dental Laser Less Invasive Than Traditional Gum Surgery

This news video appeared just  few days ago  on ABC News . May 6, 2008. There are a  growing number of patients demanding treatment with the Periolase MVP-7 as an alternative to traditional cut and stitch scalpel surgery. Click the link below and see why .

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=4797206

  Welcome to our Periolase site and the wonderful world of Laser Dentistry.

  It has been estimated that at least 50 percent of Americans have gum disease and many of these people are not even aware of this fact. Are you one of them ? How would you know ? Can gum disease increase your chance of having a stroke or cardiovascular disease ?Is there an association between gum disease and diabetes or respiratory diseases ?Is there an association of gum disease and preterm or low birth weight babies ?What is gum disease ?

  This site was designed to educate you about gum disease , diagnosis and current treatment modalities. 

  Gum disease is a bacterial infection in your gums. Some signs of this infection are puffy, bleeding gums or teeth that separate and become lose . Unfortunatley many of these signs are not readily apparent to many patients as the disease progresses into the bone around your teeth.

 In order to diagnose gum disease you need to have a thorough comprehensive exam with x-rays and gum pocket measurements by your dentist. Catching this disease in the early stages can help you preserve the bone support around your teeth and ultimately allow you to keep your teeth. 

 If you are diagnosed by your dentist, he may recommend you see a special dentist with expertise in gum disease . This dentist is called a periodontist and has extra training in treating this disease.

 Your dentist maybe able to treat your disease in the office without sending you to a specialist if he has had extensive postgraduate training in treating this infection. Especially true if he has been trained to use the Periolase MVP-7 laser which was specifically designed to treat gum disease infection in a patient freindly manner.

  Periolase laser gum treatments are more conservative and comfortable than traditional cut and stitch surgery . Many patients who have been treated with traditional cutting away of the gums and stitching surgery complain of  postoperative pain and suffering  that can last for several weeks. Patients then become afraid of gum treatments. Patients being treated with the Laser return to work quickly often the same day and are much more comfortable after treatment.

  Before you undergo any treatment you should find a dentist that uses the Periolase MVP-7 (other lasers have not demonstrated the same comfort and success as the Periolase laser so don't be fooled). Currently there are more than 700 dentists in the USA that own a periolase MVP-7 . If you ask dentists and periodontists that have used both tradtional cut and stitch surgery and the periolase laser treatment you will find that these dentists don't cut and stitch patients anymore and sleep better at night knowing they have helped patients with gum disease in a patient friendly manner. I am one of those dentists !I wouldn't let you cut and stitch me or any of my family or patients !

Some degrees of gum infection can be treated with a thorough cleaning of the teeth and sometimes with the aid of antibiotics and special rinses. You need to discuss the extent of your disease and treatment options with your dentist . 

It is recommended by the American Dental Association to have your teeth cleaned at least twice a year and four times a year if you have had a history of gum disease.How many times have you had your teeth cleaned in the last ten years. if not twenty cleanings in the last ten years you may be at risk of having gum or periodontal disease. Go to your dentist today .

Gum disease infection is very difficult to completely cure and therefore it is importat to consider all of the possible treament modalities and weigh them against the risk of the disease from returning to the benefits of more conservative, patient freindly treatments.