LANAP Laser Assisted Treatment of advanced in the Esthetic Zone

This video demonstrates treatment of a potentially problematic area with thin and highly inflamed overlying tissues. These areas must be treated with caution to ensure maintenance of clinical attachment and prevention of possible sloughing. Note: This is an abbreviated video of the actual treatment; the entire treatment LANAP protocol is not illustrated. Doctors not specifically trained by Millennium Dental should not attempt this treatment. LANAP is a licensed procedure; Doctors not licensed by Millennium Dental can represent that they are offering LANAP treatment; LANAP treatment requires the use of the Millennium PerioLase MVP-7 Nd:YAG laser.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• LANAP
• Periolase
• laser
• Dentistry
• Dental

[DrHaddix]

Slow process? Traditional/Conventional surgery requires at least four surguical visits of 1-2 hours in lenght with postop visits after each area of the mouth is treated. Generally I treat the entire mouth in one appointment of 3 hours, with one postop at 10 to 14 days. That's 75% fewer visits, time off work or away from home/children, 75% less usage of sick day/personal day benefits, the list goes on. No sutures, less pain, overall more efficient treatment.

[myancov]

fantastic to see that LANAP is becoming more widespread.

now if only the cost would come down, or at least partial insurance coverage...

[DrHaddix]

@myancov I disagree strongly. Each dentist is free to set his/her own fees, but in the end, this is the most advanced technique avaiable to treat a very insidious disease. A doctor becoming certified in LANAP will spend over $100K in training, the laser, time out of the office, etc.; all this in a business that runs an average of 70% overhead. Remember, the patient got this cindition through their own neglect; one day with dentures would make a patient gladly pay double the goinng rate.

[DrHaddix]

@myancov As far as insurance companies go, IMHO their goal is to treat a condition with the cheapest, least effective, least efficient, lowest technology available; not to do what is best for the patient. Remove the insurance companies from the treatment process and do what is best for the patient.

[myancov]

@DrHaddix Then how will the less fortunate be able to get this treatment ?

[DrHaddix]

@myancov The same way they should be getting care now - through local charity(ies), the charity of the practioner, or Medicare/Medicaid actually not only paying for dental care but paying a reasonable reimbursement fee where the practictioner does not lose moneyl.

[titaniumgums]

Too bad there are no studies that show long-term prognosis for this. All of the studies indicate results that are comparable to scaling and root planing (and $300 procedure per quad, $1200 for the whole mouth compared to $6000+ of this non-sense). Yea sure its "painless" no sutures no scalpels. Beware who ever sees this, it borders on quackery. No need to respond DrHaddix, you have to justify spending 100k on "education" and equipment right.

[myancov]

@DrHaddix I sincerely commend you for making this investment. My personal, naive, feeling is that when someone goes into a healthcare field, it FIRST ought to be out of a desire to help people. Turning a profit, should be, at best, a distant second. If a provider of this service is good at it, then there's no need to go for a home run on the fee. Go for singles and doubles, I'll bet that in the long run, you will have made more in total, than you would have by charging 6000 each time.

[honeybeebrownmissy]

I just had this treatment done. I'm in pain...



[DrHaddix]

@makontec Luck, I suppose ; )