Nearly half of American adults have gum disease and treating it can be a painful, lengthy process. Another option is now making its way into more dental offices. It's a laser procedure reducing pain ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Periodondist Braden Seamons is a gum and implant specialist, and Hawaii’s pioneer at performing gum surgery using a laser instead of a scalpel. “It’s a minimally invasive ...

CENTER CITY (WPVI) -- Many people cringe at just the thought of gum disease treatments. It's often painful and takes weeks of appointments to complete. A new superfine laser promises to make the ...

When it comes to maintaining your health, you may be overlooking one of the most important parts of your body: your mouth. Gum disease is the most common oral disease, with studies estimating that up ...

Frisco, Colorado, dentist Dr. Sarah Broten now offers laser gum therapy as an alternative to traditional periodontal surgery. Broten, the dentist with Frisco Dental, said laser therapy is a simple, ...

At 39, I've never had a cavity, and my doctor used to say my mouth was boring. But I was born with thin gum tissue, and my gums started to recede gradually. I had gum-graft surgery to avoid an exposed ...

There’s a tension in modern periodontics that we don’t talk about enough. A clinical paradox. We have our primary enemy in sight: a pathogenic biofilm that destroys the structures holding teeth in ...

CERRITOS, Calif., Nov. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The regenerative LANAP protocol has changed the standard of care for treating gum disease. Although gum disease is an epidemic -- 85% of U.S. adults ...

There’s good news for the nearly 65 million Americans with gum (periodontal) disease. If you suffer from gum disease and need surgery, you may now be able to say goodbye to a mouthful of gauze and ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 18, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Drs. Steven White and Brad Haines welcome patients with or without a referral to receive virtually painless gum recontouring treatment with laser ...

This growth is primarily driven by an increasing prevalence of periodontal diseases, heightened awareness about ...

A new study suggests that people with gum disease could be nearly nine times more likely to die of COVID-19 than people without dental problems. Researchers found that those with periodontal disease ...