Flap Surgery

Your bone and gum tissue should fit snugly around your teeth like a turtleneck. When you have periodontal disease, this supporting tissue and bone is destroyed, forming "pockets" around the teeth. Over time, these pockets become deeper, providing a larger space for bacteria to thrive and wreak havoc.
Flap surgery is sometimes performed to remove tartar deposits in deep pockets. This common surgery involves lifting back the gums and removing the tartar. The gums are then sutured back in place so that the tissue fits snugly around the tooth again.

Luckily, 'flap' surgery has almost been eliminated by the laser. Laser treatment of the gum can restore the bone. It stimulates the body to re-grow the bone.
The only FDA approved laser, the Waterlase laser, has been a miracle in gum treatment! Use of the laser in the pocket will eliminate much of the diseased tissue and allow better shrinkage of the swollen gums and faster healing. It is quick and painless. We have never seen anything work so well.

No need for needles, we have found a newly developed cream that numbs the gums and teeth instantly! The laser sprays out a computer-controlled spray of air and water as it activates the water droplets to comfortably remove hard deposits (calculus) and sterilize infected pockets. This is very important because bacterial contamination is the main reason gum disease starts up again.
Have you been told you need gum surgery? Maybe not! Dr. Cashion and Dr. Cody have an entire Non-surgical Gum Treatment protocol that has been super successful. (To find out more, click on the Waterlase link above.)