TREATMENTS

Periodontal Laser Therapy

Periodontal or gum disease happens when bacteria gets below the gum line and the attachment between the gum and tooth is lost. Three out of four Americans have some form of periodontal disease and only 3 out of 100 will ever get treated before its too late.

Gum disease is a silent, chronic, painless and communicable bacterial infection that often goes undetected or ignored until severe gum and bone destruction is unbearable and no longer able to be ignored. Left untreated, gum disease can cause tooth loss and traditional treatment can hurt.

The latest conservative gum therapy uses a laser. The laser gently disinfects and evaporates diseased tissues from around the tooth and inside the gum pocket. This treatment interrupts the bacterial destruction of the tissues and bone, giving the gum pocket a chance to heal. Systematic repeated visits, generally 2-4, allow the gum pocket to be disease-free and sometimes allow tissues to reattach to the pocket to a normal or near-normal depth. This new laser therapy is gentle, less painful, and has a quick recovery. While surgery may still be indicated for severely advanced periodontal cases, laser therapy is a much more conservative, effective and comfortable option for beginning to moderate periodontal cases.

Pineview Dentistry | Dr. Gannon B. Stahl, DDS

Address: 14730 NE 8th St., Suite 105 • Bellevue WA 98007 • Phone: 425-649-0800 • Fax: 425-649-0806

Dr. Gannon Stahl your Bellevue WA Dentist provides Dental Services including:
Dental Implants, Porcelain Veneers, Teeth Whitening, Invisalign, Dental Crowns, Dental bridges, Laser Gum Surgery,
Laser Dentistry, Tooth Extraction, Family Dentistry, Root Canal, Sedation Dentistry.

Proudly Serving King County, WA and the communities of Bellevue WA, Kirkland WA, Redmond WA, Issaquah WA
Sammamish WA, Newcastle WA, Mercer Island WA, Seattle WA and Renton WA.