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Save ailing & failing implants

There’s hope for hopeless implants with the LAPIP™ Protocol, a minimally invasive laser treatment for peri-mucositis and peri-implantitis. 

Backed by extensive scientific evidence, the LAPIP™ Protocol is a tissue-sparing, regenerative approach to treatment, targeting diseased tissue while leaving native tissues intact. In fact, studies indicate that 94% of failing implants treated with the LAPIP™ Protocol have reintegrated in the pocket.1  

The LAPIP™ Protocol helps maintain crestal tissue height while increasing crestal bone mass around the implant. The protocol is effective at removing titanium corrosion contaminates in the soft tissue wall while creating a clean, sealed, closed environment for wound healing and bone regeneration. 

What is LAPIP™?

LAPIP™ stands for “Laser-Assisted Peri-Implant Procedure” and is designed to address the growing prevalence of ailing and failing implants as a result of peri-implantitis. 

Available only using the unique wavelength and specific configurations of the PerioLase® MVP-7™, the patented LAPIP™ Protocol is effective at eliminating inflammation and facilitating bone regeneration. 

Clinically proven results

A long-term retrospective LAPIP™ Protocol case series found the survival rate of ailing/failing dental implants to be 95% at 28.8 months.2

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How does the LAPIP™ Protocol work?

Treatment with the LAPIP™ Protocol is typically conducted in just one appointment using minimally invasive laser technology exclusively available on the PerioLase® MVP-7™. 

The LAPIP™ Protocol uses no foreign biologics, bone grafts, scaffolding, artificial membranes, exogenous growth factors or sutures. As a result, patients experience more comfortable treatment with less bleeding and swelling, as well as dramatically shorter recovery time compared with traditional surgery. 

The LAPIP™ Protocol is also safe for medically compromised patients. 

Treatment protocol

Key steps of the LAPIP™ Protocol

A

Perio probe indicates excessive pocket depth.

B

Laser vaporizes bacteria, diseased tissue, pathologic proteins, and titanium corrosion contaminants in soft tissue.

C

Ultrasonic scaler tips are used to remove surface accretions.Bone is modified at time of surgery.

D

Bone is modified at time of surgery.

E

Laser is used to form a stable fibrin blood clot containing stem cells from bone.

F

Adhesion to clean surface, with a stable fibrin clot at the gingival crest to create a ‘closed system’.

G

Occlusal trauma is adjusted.

H

New attachment is regenerated.

Scientifically supported

Clinical studies demonstrate that the LAPIP™ Protocol is effective at saving up to 94% of failing implants affected by peri-implantitis.1  

In a recent retrospective analysis, researchers assessed the short- and long-term implant success and other outcomes in private practice, including a review of clinical outcomes and changes in radiographic density two to five years after the administration of the LAPIP™ Protocol.2 

Researchers documented a majority of implants returned to health and the absence of peri-implantitis, with most cases achieving success after a single treatment. 

1 Schwarz GM, Harris DM. Laser-assisted treatment of peri-implantitis: A retrospective cohort study. Gen Dent. 2020 May-Jun;68(3):18-25. 

2 Schwarz GM, Harris DM, Kurtzman GM. Laser-assisted protocol for the treatment of peri-implantitis: A long-term retrospective case series. Den Trib. 2024 Jan:10-12. 

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1 Schwarz GM, Harris DM. Laser-assisted treatment of peri-implantitis: a retrospective cohort study. Gen Dent. 2020 May-Jun;68(3):18-25.

2 Schwarz GM, Harris DM, Kurtzman GM. Laser-assisted protocol for the treatment of peri-implantitis: A long-term retrospective case series. Den Trib. 2024 Jan:10-12.