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New Laser Treatment Fights Gum Disease and Bad Breath

Gum disease affects up to 80% of the adult population but most people don't realize they have it. The most common symptom is recurring bad breath and for thousands in Kentuckiana there's a solution. Gum disease isn't always visible, as you can see in pictures of Rochelle's gums before she sought help for bad breath. But others are scared and embarrassed by teeth that have been damaged by factors like bacteria, smoking, and diabetes.
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Are Your Gums Bleeding

Institute for Advanced Laser Dentistry Calls Attention to the Link Between Untreated Gum Disease and Pancreatic Cancer for National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month in November. The LANAP® protocol is the first and only specific laser periodontal protocol to receive FDA clearance; it has been in increasing use by the dental community since its inception by dentists Robert H. Gregg II and Delwin K. McCarthy in 1990. The LANAP® protocol is typically performed to treat moderate to severe periodontitis.
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