Don’t Pull All Your Teeth

First, get a second opinion.

Many people who have been told that they should have all of their teeth pulled have been given a second chance with LANAP (Laserassisted Newattachment Procedure). The number one reason adults lose teeth is gumdisease

(also known as periodontitis and pyorrhea). Gumdisease actually causes the bone surrounding the teeth to be eaten away, which leads the teeth to become loose. Other symptoms of gumdisease are bleeding gums and bad breath.

In thepast, the only solutions to solve the problems associated with gumdisease were either painful cut& stitch gumsurgery or extraction of the diseased teeth. Dr. Charles S. Barotz of Barotz Dental states, “Those are 20th century procedures! Here in the

21st century, LANAP laser therapy has changed the playing field.” Dr. Barotz went on to say, “It’s amazing how the laser actually helps to regenerate lost bone and all with a fraction of the pain involved with conventional cut & stitch surgery. It’s also at a fraction of the cost of implant tooth replacement!”

Dr. Barotz continued to say “This is a current trend in dentistry for implant clinics to lead a patient to believe that the only option is to have their teeth removed and replaced with implants. I seemany patients who have been told by these clinics to have their teeth removed when the teeth could, and inmy opinion, should have been saved. I consider it a tragedy that somany people receive this bad advice.”

One of Dr. Barotz’patients, Amy, was told by no less than five doctors there was no way to save her teeth, which were loose and infected with periodontitis. In her words, “Being told that your teeth all need to come out was absolutely devastating.”

Dr. Barotz explained: “the good news is that shortly before she was scheduled to have her teeth removed, she came in for another opinion and learned about LANAP. Happily, we were able to save all of her teeth. That was over two yearsago and her teeth have firmed up and miraculously the bone has grown back around the teeth that were loose. Again, the laser actually helpsmuch of the lost bone grow back.” Amy reflected on the path she went down to save her teeth, “I was toldmultiple times that all ofmy teeth needed to be removed, but I currently have all ofmy teeth intact. They showedme a light at the end of the tunnel.”

When asked what an individual with gumdisease should do before “going under the knife,” or havingteeth removed, Dr. Barotz strongly advises patients wanting to save their teeth to seek out a second (or third) opinion. In the end, thismiraculous, state of the art technology allows you to keep your teeth and