Health mariela dr. lung The First Dentist in Polk County to use new laser for treating periodontal disease In the earliest stage of periodontal disease, Gingivitis, gums infected with bacteria may be inflamed and bleed when teeth are brushed. If left untreated, Gingivitis progresses to Periodontitis a much more serious condition. Teeth begin to separate from the gums and their supporting bone structure. As the infection accelerates, pockets deepen and bone is lost around the teeth. Until recently, surgery and suture was the only way to close these pockets and slow the progression of the disease. But now Periodontal laser treatments with the PerioLase provide a minimally invasive alternative to standard gum surgery, often enabling patients to save their teeth, and to repair bone loss. don’t suffer gum surgery As a student in dental school, Dr. Mariela Lung watched her mother suffer the ordeal of periodontal gum surgery, only to lose her teeth a few years later. After receiving her Doctorate of Dental Medicine from Boston’s prestigious Tufts University and beginning her practice, Dr. Lung sought out alternative treatment therapies for Gingivitis and Periodontal disease. Studying radiograph image results from the PerioLase peaked her interest. “There’s no way to fake a radiograph,” she says. Dr. Lung realized that her mother might still have her teeth if she had been treated with the PerioLase laser instead of remedial surgery. She was eager to bring the treatments to her practice to prevent her own patients from losing their teeth. a doctor ahead of her time Dr. Lung was the first doctor in Polk County to offer laser periodontal treatments with the PerioLase as an alternative to periodontal surgery. When Dr. Lung added the laser treatment to her practice in 2005, many in the dental profession were yet unconvinced about implementing such an innovative treatment. While many in the dental profession were resistant to new Some 85% of Americans have periodontal disease, and many are unaware of having this progressive disease, which is the major cause of tooth loss in adults. 12 WomanToWomanMagazine.com
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