Q: I am 25 and have found out I have juvenile periodontitis. I’m presently in Montreal Canada and you seem to be the nearest dentist to me who does the LANAP procedure. I’d like to get some more information on LANAP and also would like to know what a consultation entails before I make the drive to your facility.
I welcome hearing back from you.
A: We have shifted our approach to treating juvenile periodontitis away from aggressive traditional surgery (which we performed for over 20 years with reasonable success) to the laser approach. The laser surgery results in our office have been extremely successful and the procedure is certainly more patient-“friendly” than older procedures which involved cutting and sutures. Please see our web site for more information on laser surgery. We usually perform laser surgery in one appointment.
We would need to do a clinical examination, review your medical and dental history, take a set of quality digital x-rays, and put together a custom treatment plan for your situation. If you are traveling a long distance to our office, as many patients do, and we determine that you need laser treatment, we will try to schedule it the same day or early the next day for your convenience. If you have a current digital full mouth series done in Montreal and have them emailed as JPEG attachments, then we would review them in preparation for your visit. This may shorten your initial consultation and help us properly schedule your actual treatment.
For more information, please call our office and we can help you and answer all your questions.
