WHY IS THE LANAP™ PROCEDURE better for the treatment of gum disease?
The LANAP™ Procedure is about as easy as erasing a blackboard — there’s no cutting and no suturing.
There’s much less discomfort with the LANAP™ Protocol than with standard surgery — during and after the procedure.
It takes less time than traditional surgery. All it takes is two 2-hour visits and two follow up visits. Traditional surgery requires four sessions of about one hour each, with subsequent visits for suture removal and additional check-ups.
LANAP™ gives better, longer-lasting results. In fact, 98% of LANAP™ treated patients remain stable after five years.
We generally recommend a soft diet for a day or two, and common sense should prevail, but in most cases, you feel good enough to eat anything you want right after the procedure.
Following traditional surgery, recovery can take between to 2-4 weeks during which you can experience considerable pain and swelling, where they may be restricted to liquid or soft diets.
With LANAP, there’s less than 24 hour recovery period, so you won’t lose time from work.
The LANAP™ Procedure is safe for patients with health concerns such as diabetes, HIV, hemophilia, or those taking medications such as Plavix or aspirin.