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LANAP laser gum treatment
LANAP is a laser treatment for periodontal disease. Dr. Bankhead is a LANAP-certified clinician, and the treatment is performed here in our Orem office.
Rather than describe it in our own words, we would rather you watch it. The videos below — an animation, a step-by-step walkthrough, and Dr. Bankhead explaining the treatment — show what the procedure involves before you sit in the chair.
Who performs it here
Dr. Alex Bankhead, DDS, MS — LANAP certified
Periodontal residency and Master of Science at the University of Nebraska, with master's research on human bone regeneration. Ten years on the faculty of Dr. Gordon Christensen's Practical Clinical Courses in Provo, teaching surgical technique to dentists from around the world.
Full credentials
Watch
See it before you feel it
Three videos, shortest first. Each opens here on the page — nothing loads from YouTube until you press play.
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Play video — How LANAP works (opens on YouTube without JavaScript)
Animation
How LANAP works
An animated walkthrough of what the laser does to a periodontal pocket.
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Play video — The procedure, start to finish (opens on YouTube without JavaScript)
Step by step
The procedure, start to finish
Each stage of a LANAP appointment in order, so nothing on the day is a surprise.
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Play video — Dr. Bankhead on LANAP (opens on YouTube without JavaScript)
With your surgeon
Dr. Bankhead on LANAP
The clinician who would treat you, describing the treatment himself.
More surgical videos on Dr. Bankhead's YouTube channel.
Where LANAP fits
One option among several
Periodontal disease is chronic, and treatment has two halves: bringing it under control, then holding the ground you gained with a maintenance interval decided between you, your dentist and your periodontist.
Whether laser treatment is the right tool for your case is a clinical judgement made after examination — not something to decide from a website.
Ask whether LANAP suits your case.
Bring your referral and any recent x-rays. We will tell you what we would do and why.