LANAP Treatment Delivered in Your Office
Your practice can now offer LANAP laser alternative to traditional osseous surgery for your moderate to advanced periodontal patients.
Dr. Tracey Hughes provides LANAP treatment directly within participating dental offices throughout Central Iowa and the Greater Des Moines area, allowing patients to receive treatment while remaining under the care of their existing dental team.
Your Patient Stays With Your Practice
As a former practice owner, Dr. Hughes understands the trust involved when another dentist becomes part of a patient’s care.
The goal of this collaborative model is to provide LANAP laser periodontal therapy within your office while preserving the continuity of care and patient relationships that are central to your practice.
Patients receive treatment in your practice and remain under your care for ongoing services, including:• Hygiene care and periodontal maintenance
• Restorative treatment
• Crown and bridge treatment
• Implant treatment and restoration
• Comprehensive treatment planning
• Long-term dental care
Dr. Hughes works directly with your team to provide LANAP treatment while preserving continuity of care and supporting the treatment goals of the referring dentist.
This model allows practices to offer an advanced periodontal treatment option without purchasing a PerioLase MVP-7, annual warranty expenses, purchasing laser consumables, or investing in additional certification training.
LANAP is a service brought directly to your practice. Your patients receive advanced laser periodontal care in a familiar setting and come back to you for the restorative dentistry they have been putting off.
Why Dentists Choose Dr. Hughes
Many dentists have patients who need periodontal treatment but are reluctant to pursue traditional periodontal surgery, delay recommended treatment, or are seeking additional options to preserve their natural teeth.
Dr. Hughes brings more than 18 years of LANAP experience directly into participating dental practices, allowing offices to offer advanced laser periodontal therapy without purchasing a PerioLase MVP-7 or maintaining annual warranty and equipment expenses.
With a professional background that includes private practice ownership, restorative dentistry, cosmetic dentistry, and implant treatment, Dr. Hughes understands the clinical and business considerations involved in patient care and referral relationships.
Partner practices benefit from:
• More than 18 years of LANAP clinical experience
• Nearly 30 years of comprehensive dental experience
• Former private practice ownership experience
• Restorative, cosmetic, and implant treatment background
• PerioLase MVP-7 provided by Dr. Hughes
• No laser purchase required by the host practice
• No annual warranty expenses
• No laser fiber inventory costs
• Collaborative communication and treatment planning
The result is a practical way to offer LANAP laser periodontal therapy within your office while maintaining continuity of care for your patients.
How the
Partnership Works
The arrangement is straightforward. Dr. Hughes works as an independent LANAP contractor within your existing practice. She brings her own equipment, coordinates scheduling directly with your team, treats your patients, and returns them to your care for ongoing periodontal maintenance and any restorative treatment they need.
There is no disruption to your existing workflow. Your patients receive a clinically advanced treatment option and remain engaged with your dental home. Additionally, hosting Dr. Hughes generates chair revenue for your practice during the appointment time, utilizing operatory space that may otherwise be unscheduled.
Patients who have been avoiding treatment due to fear of surgery consistently move forward with LANAP. Once periodontal disease is addressed, these patients re-engage with their dental care and pursue restorative treatment they had previously deferred. That restorative relationship stays with your practice.
To learn more about how this would work in your specific practice, reach out directly. Dr. Hughes is happy to schedule a complimentary in-office conversation with you and your team.
The Clinical Case for LANAP
The LANAP protocol has been FDA-cleared since 2004, when the PerioLase MVP-7 first received clearance for the laser-assisted new attachment procedure, supported by human histological research published in a peer-reviewed periodontal journal (510(k) K030290). This is not a new or experimental technology. A second human histological study, also published in a peer-reviewed periodontal journal, led to a second and more expansive FDA clearance in March 2016 (510(k) K151763ve), this time with an outcome claim that no traditional osseous surgical approach can match: True Periodontal Regeneration of the attachment apparatus, specifically new cementum, new periodontal ligament, and new alveolar bone on a previously diseased root surface. More than 20 years of clinical use, peer-reviewed research, and regulatory history support the LANAP protocol.
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Primary candidate criteria
Patients with any of the following are candidates for evaluation:
Clinical outcomes
Clinical Evidence
This radiographic case demonstrates the regenerative potential of the LANAP protocol. Pre-operative probing depths of 10, 13, and 15mm with Class III furcation involvement and mobility. Six years post-treatment, probing depths measured 4, 3, and 6mm with radiographic evidence of significant bone regeneration and restored periodontal attachment.
The protocol uses the PerioLase MVP-7, a free-running pulsed Nd:YAG laser with a wavelength that is highly specific to diseased tissue and pathological bacteria. It selectively removes the infected sulcular epithelium and diseased connective tissue while leaving healthy tissue intact. No scalpel. No sutures. No bone graft materials required.
LANAP vs. Traditional Osseous Surgery
A quick reference for your clinical team when discussing options with patients:
LANAP |
Traditional Surgery |
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|---|---|---|
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FDA clearance |
Yes, with True Regeneration outcome claim |
Yes, resective only |
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Mechanism |
Laser selectively removes diseased tissue only |
Scalpel incision, tissue and bone removal |
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Bone regeneration |
True regeneration: new bone, PDL, cementum |
Resective; bone removed or reshaped |
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Bone grafts |
Not required |
Commonly required |
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Sutures |
None |
Required |
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Blood thinners |
No discontinuation required |
Often must be stopped |
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Post-op discomfort |
Mild; OTC analgesia typically sufficient |
Moderate to significant |
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Return to function |
Next day for most patients |
Several days to one week |
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Gingival recession |
Minimal |
Common; often permanent |
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Retreatment rate |
87% no retreatment at 5 or more years |
Repeat procedures commonly needed |
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Peri-implant use |
Yes, via LAPIP protocol |
Flap surgery with variable outcomes |
LANAP
Traditional Surgery
About Dr. Hughes and LANAP
Dr. Tracey R. Hughes, DDS is an independent LANAP provider serving dental practices throughout Central Iowa and the Greater Des Moines area.
With more than 18 years of LANAP experience and a professional background that includes private practice ownership, restorative dentistry, cosmetic dentistry, and implant treatment, Dr. Hughes brings extensive clinical experience directly into participating dental practices.
As a general dentist with nearly 30 years of clinical experience, Dr. Hughes understands the relationship between periodontal health, restorative dentistry, implant treatment, and long-term patient outcomes. Her collaborative approach is centered on supporting the referring dentist, preserving continuity of care, and helping practices expand treatment options for patients while maintaining the patient relationship within the dental office.
LANAP (Laser-Assisted New Attachment Procedure) is an FDA-cleared laser protocol with an outcome claim of true periodontal regeneration, including new cementum, new periodontal ligament, and new alveolar bone on a previously diseased root surface. LANAP is the only periodontal procedure with this specific FDA-cleared regeneration claim.