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2020 SW 27th Avenue
Miami, FL 33145
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No More Dentures!

Dr. Gallardo & Dr. Lamas
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	Dr. Gallardo & Dr. Lamas featured in the current Miami Luxury Magazine


Alloderm features Dr. Gallardo's gum recession treatment

Welcome to the Dental Practice of
Dr. Gallardo and Dr. Lamas

Welcome to the Gallardo & Lamas Periodontics and Implant Dentistry web site. From your first contact with our office you sense that we do things a little bit differently. As Dental Specialists we believe that we have an obligation to improve the quality of care of the general population. Dr. Gallardo received his dental specialty degree in 1994 from Boston University School of Dental Medicine and Dr. Lamas in 1998 from Baylor College of Dentistry. Our partnership brings you decades of experience in ethical decision making for the most up to date treatments of gum diseases and dental implant replacements.

We are committed to constantly raising the bar of patient care. Whether you are worried that you may be losing some or all of your teeth and would like to explore realistic possibilities of saving them or if you are interested in learning about the most natural way to replace them, you've definitely found the right place. Better yet, imagine knowing that your next visit to the dentist can be a completely new experience where you wake up to a beautiful new smile! We are dedicated to helping you achieve a healthy, functional and confident smile by providing technologically advanced care in the form of breakthrough treatments. Our mission is to continue to redefine the practice of Periodontics and Implant Dentistry.

FDA approved Laser reverses Gum Disease
Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure or LANAP

Gum Disease Consultation Experience

Drs Gallardo and Lamas are proud to announce that the PerioLase Laser has arrived in the City of Miami. Similar to what LASIK did for eye problems, this patented and FDA cleared laser therapy allows us to treat periodontal patients with a minimally invasive breakthrough procedure. For the first time, Laser Periodontal Therapy™ is available for our patients otherwise facing gum surgery for periodontal disease.

If you're like millions of other Americans, you could be one of more than 75% of Americans who have periodontal disease, the major cause of tooth loss in adults. Until now, that meant surgery and sutures. But today, our office offers LANAP™. You can feel confident knowing Drs Gallardo and Lamas continue to have world-class technology and care.

Learn more about LANAP

If you're facing surgery for periodontal disease, call 305.447.1447
for more information about LANAP™

Procedure Spotlight

Dental Implants - These are teeth that look and feel just like your own! When a tooth is lost, it's best to replace it with an implant as promptly as possible. After tooth loss, the load on each remaining tooth is increased because there are fewer of them. To restore proper chewing ability, the support lost from the missing tooth needs to be increased.

To compare chewing efficiency, let's assume a patient with all his or her natural teeth can chew at 100 percent efficiency. With every tooth that is lost, the amount of chewing efficiency decrease depends on whether or not the teeth are replaced and how. Ultimately, if all teeth are lost, the patient will have perhaps a 15 to 18 percent chewing efficiency (even with good-fitting dentures on adequate bony ridges).

Dental implants are designed to provide a foundation for replacement teeth that look, feel, and function like natural teeth. The person who has lost teeth regains the ability to eat virtually anything and can smile with confidence, knowing that teeth appear natural and that facial contours are preserved.

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Is LANAP ever combined with traditional surgery for treating periodontal disease?

Posted January 26, 2012 12:54 PM in Implant Dentistry
by DR. JOHN PAUL GALLARDO

This is the video testimonial of a patient with advanced periodontal disease who had all of his hopeless upper teeth removed and replaced during the same appointment with the all-on-4 dental implant protocol and had the lower teeth treated with the Periolase laser. Because it was performed with IV conscious sedation, all of the work was performed in one appointment and he returned to work the next day.... continue

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I'm in Cayman and need extensive work including implants, teeth removals and possibly bone grafting in my sinus. My concern is that I won't be able to take that much time off to fly into Miami for long or extended treatment. My dental condition is very complicated. How many visits can this potentially take?

Posted December 02, 2011 1:04 PM in Implant Dentistry
by DR. JOHN PAUL GALLARDO

For many years now I have been seeing many patients from Cayman for treatments ranging from a single implant or gum disease to complete implant replacements for patients wanting to avoid or replace removable denture plates. Because of our proven sedation protocols as well as years of experience with up-to-date technology in treating the complex case, it is common for us to develop an appointment plan that provides "life changing" dentistry in as little as one surgical visit. Some examples of this are the All-on-4 dental implant system in which a complete arch of fixed teeth can be possible at the end of the first appointment-the same day the implants are placed. The use of Alloderm grafting incredibly avoids the need to take gum grafts from the roof of the mouth and therefore allows many more teeth roots to be treated for recession in a single visit. Another is laser periodontal... continue

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