My Gums Are Healed. Do I Have to Keep Going to the Periodontist?

It is awesome that you visited your periodontist and completed your LANAP surgery. By now you should have noticed the healing of your gums. Your pocket depths should be decreasing and your tissue getting stronger. While this is important and fantastic you need to continue visiting your periodontist every three months for a while.

 

      Dr. Denine Rice recommends that you continue regular visits with her and her team until the presence of the disease is gone.  You may have one or more years of healing after you have had LANAP surgery. It is critical to the success of your surgery to continue to visit your periodontist as long as is recommended.  The goal is to get your gums back to a state of health, regenerate bone growth and to alternate between your Periodontist and your regular dentist for regular dental check-ups and cleanings. There is no perfect time line that this occurs and may take longer for some patients than others.

      LANAP laser surgery offers faster healing of diseased gums so that most patients can return to work the next day. With healing this quick and effective it also offers opportunities for patients to return to their general dentist for care in a faster amount of time then traditional periodontal surgery.