Periodontal Treatments

Consider The LANAP LASER

(The Alternative To Periodontal Surgery)

What is Laser Periodontal Therapy™?
Laser Periodontal Therapy™ also Known as LANAP is a laser based technique for the treatment of periodontal disease using the PerioLaser. Your fear of periodontal treatments such as surgery , will disappear when you discover there is no longer scalpel or sutures with this new procedure.

The ZWC Periodontal Practice, Dr. Robert M. Zupnik and Dr. Dennis E. Winson, are the Washington DC area's first to offer Laser Periodontal Therapy™ for the treatment of gingivitis and/or periodontitis.

How does this treatment work?
Tartar, associated with inflamed and bleeding gums, is removed form the root surface of the tooth using an ultrasonic scaler and small instruments. Then, a small amount of light energy from the Periolase is directed through a tiny fiber, which is gently placed between the gum and tooth. This laser light energy removes a tiny amount of diseased tissue and aids in reducing the bacteria associated with the disease. After the area is thoroughly cleaned, the body can heal the area naturally. READ MORE

Periodontal Treatments

What are the treatments available for periodontal diseases?

Once your periodontal health has been evaluated, your periodontist will work with you to determine the treatment options that are best to arrest your disease and bring you back to health.

Depending on how far the diseases have progressed, treatment can vary widely. If caught in the early stages, simple procedures are done that will remove the plaque and calculus from below the gumline and eliminate the infection-causing bacteria. If these diseases have advanced to the point where periodontal pockets are deep and the supporting bone is lost, further treatment might be necessary.

Whatever the treatment may entail, the goal is to return you to good oral health and then help you maintain it.

Benefits of periodontal treatment include fresh breath, the ability to chew your food more easily and, most importantly, healthy gums that are free from infection.

Supportive Periodontal Treatment (SPT)

Once the diseases have been arrested, patients are seen regularly for supportive periodontal treatment. This ongoing phase of treatment will allow your periodontist to assess your periodontal health and make sure your infection stays under control. During SPT, your mouth is examined, new calculus and plaque are removed, and if necessary, your teeth are polished and your bite is checked. Periodontal disease is a chronic disease. Without careful, ongoing maintenance, disease can reoccur.

Dr. Robert M. Zupnik and Dr. Dennis Winson are Certified Dental Specialists with the Institute of Advanced Laser Periodontal (LANAP) Laser Assisted Procedure.

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