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Negative Yelp review of Downey Dentist Yelp is Evil

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This video is a review of a YELP review that has been posted on a dentist in Downey CA.  This Yelp review says slanderous things that are false unprofessional and done by another dentist less than a mile away from this Downey Dentist.  Downey Dental Solutions based in Downey is a dental office less than one mile from this Downey Dentist.  See the video piece together the defamatory and lewd comments posted throughout the internet. These slanderous comments have been posted on Google +.  This slanderous behavior has been exposed.  YELP has been told and they refuse to remove these lies.  Please take a moment and flag this review Than You



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10917 Paramount Blvd

Downey CA 90241





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Frenectomy in Los Angeles with Laser Gum Dentist Periolase

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Have you been told you need a Frenectomy?  Do you know it can be done with a laser?  



This video shows a Frenectomy being performed with a laser.  The laser that was used is the Periolase by Millennium Dental Technologies.  The Periolase MVP 7 is an ND:Yag Nedinium Yttrium Aluminum Garnet.  The setting that was used was 100 microseconds with 100 Hz repetition at 4 Watts average power.  The patient was anesthetized prior to this procedure with a local anesthetic.  The video shows the correct way of doing a frenectomy with a laser.  A frenectomy is a procedure to remove the frenum.  A Frenum is is a small fold of tissue that secures or restricts the motion of a mobile organ in the body.  Notice NO Bleeding occurs when the laser is used to remove the frenum.  Since no scalpels are used no sutures are needed to close the incision.  This is a bloodless procedure.  The video was filmed with a Global G6 Surgical microscope through a beem splitter connected to a Sony Nex 5 camera.

Lanap Invisalign Veneer Before and After case report

Lanap Invisalign Veneer Before and After case report



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This video is a presentation of a Lanap Invisalign Veneer Before and After case report.



Patient presented with Advanced Periodontal Disease anterior cross bite, and small peg shaped lateral Incisors.  X-Rays and Periodontal evaluation were done photography was taken during the periodontal charting before the LANAP procedure.  Invisalign impressions and photography were submitted to Align Technologies.  LANAP was performed Invisalign trays were dispensed the same day as Periodontal surgery.  On finishing the Invisalign, Veneers were prepared and placed 2 veneers were prepared and delivered, new periodontal charting was done.   All treatment was done in the same office of a general dentist no treatment was done at the Orthodontist or Periodontist.  LANAP is a Periodontal procedure that reverses gum disease with the utilization of the Periolase MVP7 developed by Millennium Dental Technologies.  LANAP is always a full mouth protocol.  The Periolase is an ND:Yag laser that has 7 Multi variable Pulse durations specifically designed for the treatment of Periodontal disease.  



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10917 Paramount Blvd

Downey CA 90241

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LAPIP Dental implant failure peri implantitis laser procedure

LAPIP Dental implant failure peri-implantitis laser procedure

LAPIP is a procedure for dental implants that are failing due to gum disease known as peri-implantitits.  LAPIP Laser Assisted Peri Implantitis Procedure is a laser technique utilizing the Periolase MVP7 an ND:Yag laser.  This presentation shows before and after LAPIP with before and after x-rays of dental implants that have failed with peri-implantitis.  Peri-implantitis is an infection around dental implants that is very common.  Peri-implantitis has been shown in the scientific literature to affect up to 50% of dental implants.  Dental implant infection is the primary cause of loss and failure of dental implants.  infected and failing dental implants can now be healed and reversed with the use of LAPIP laser assisted peri implant procedure.   LAPIP is economical and successful.  Cement Sepsis has been postulated in the dental literature to be a cause of infection around dental implants in this authors opinion is from periodontitis.  A video was lifted off of youtube and posted on facebook in the the group UK Dental Laser User Group.  Mark Cronshaw removed the video off of youtube and then uses derogatory comments on top  of my video with out posting the after video.  Several people like Don Coluzzi and Larry Nurin had negative comments regarding the procedure video that was lifted by Mark Cronshaw and posted without my permission on Facebook.  The video also shows why dental implants fail.  Reasons dental implants fail is that the implants get infected, screws break, abutments screws break, patient difficulty healing, not enough bone, poor quality of bone, smoking, excessive occlusal stress, hard bite, micro movement, implant flowering, abutments implant gap, FESS,  ENT exploration of dental implants inside the sinus. 

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Gum surgery LANAP presentation to Dentists and Periodontists in LOS Ange...

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Gum surgery should not be taken lightly.
This video was created to speak to dentists and periodontists regarding the alternative to gum surgery that is LANAP.  LANAP is an FDA cleared laser alternative to traditional gum surgery.  Gum disease is very common 50% of Americans have moderate to Severe Gum disease.   Gum disease is the number one cause of tooth loss.  Most people that lose their teeth loose them to gum disease.  Gum disease known as periodontitis has been linked to health problems like preterm low birth weight babies, diabetes, stroke, Cancer, Erectile Dysfunction, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and all inflammatory induced disease processes.  This video contains several periodontists talking about the laser alternative to gum disease and the science that proves that it can reverse and regenerate Early Moderate and Severe Periodontal disease.   Not all lasers can perform LANAP since the scientific studies have been done with the Periolase MVP7.  This month two systematic reviews of the literature have shown that LANAP should be considered as the first line of action in the Periodontal Regeneration.  Nice thing about the regeneration with the laser is that no scalpels are used no sutures are needed no biologics are used.  By not using bone graft materials the risk of rejection and the possible contamination with prions is not introduced. 

Dentists and periodontists should consider the old fashioned amputative scalpel Osseous Surgery is antiquated cruel and barbaric and in this authors opinion should not be done until at least LANAP has been given an opportunity to achieve some regeneration.  Traditional gum surgery can always be considered after the laser alternative has been done first.

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This is a video testimonial of a patient that has had one quadrant of traditional Periodontal Osseos Surgery and then had a full mouth LANAP Laser Periodontal Treatment.  She is out 7 years after her LANAP laser periodontal treatment.  She discusses the pain difference between the two gum surgeries.  She lets us know that with one quadrant of Traditional Osseous Gum Periodontal Surgery she had to take a heavy narcotic analgesic for ten days and with 4 quadrants of laser Gum Periodontal Guided Tissue Regeneration, GTR, without bone graft, without external foreign bodies placed, LANAP, Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure, and only took a few Tylenol for one day.    Laser Gum Periodontal Guided Tissue Regeneration, GTR, without bone graft, without external foreign bodies placed, LANAP, Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure is a FDA cleared and scientifically proven periodontal treatment for Advanced Moderate and Early Periodontists.  This case presented was an advanced periodontal disease case.  Notice Before and After photography is shown with a periodontal probe placed in the pocket before showing 9+ mm pockets reversing down to 3 mm Sulci after the  laser Gum Periodontal Guided Tissue Regeneration, GTR, without bone graft, without external foreign bodies placed, LANAP, Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure.   Gum disease known as Periodontitis is very common a recent CDC report showed that over 50% of Americans have Moderate to Advanced Periodontal disease.  If you were to show up to a dentist or a periodontist and you are diagnosed with gum disease make sure your dentist gives you the option of having  laser Gum Periodontal Guided Tissue Regeneration, GTR, without bone graft, without external foreign bodies placed, LANAP, Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure.  Advantages of having  laser Gum Periodontal Guided Tissue Regeneration, GTR, without bone graft, without external foreign bodies placed, LANAP, Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure is that no bone graft materials need to be placed.  Bone graft materials have been shown to have negative consequences such as transmission of Prions.  Prion transmission can lead to Creutzfeldt Jakob syndrome also known as Mad Cow.  Also human bone graft has been removed from the market search for Alister Cooks bones.



laser Gum Periodontal Guided Tissue Regeneration, GTR, without bone graft, without external foreign bodies placed, LANAP, Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure without the Chao Pinhole Gum surgery is done with the Millennium Dental Technologies Periolase MVP7.  The Periolase is the only laser that can do laser Gum Periodontal Guided Tissue Regeneration, GTR, without bone graft, without external foreign bodies placed, LANAP, Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure without the Chao Pinhole gum graft surgery.



John McAllister DDS Inc

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Downey Ca 90241

562 869-0928

Mini Dental Implants MDI Downey Ca Los Angeles Loose Dentures fix 562 86...

Do you have loose dentures?  Mini implants may be a solution for you.  Here is a patient that had mini implants and shares her experience of eating pistachios for the first time in over 4 years.

Laser Periodontist LANAP Periolaser gum surgery Los Angeles Dentist 562 ...

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Laser Periodontist LANAP Periolaser gum surgery Los Angeles Dentist 562 869 0928

This video shows Periodontists and Dentists discussing the science behind the LANAP Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure.  Periodontist shares his 20 years experience with doing cut and sew gum surgery.  Nobody enjoys or thanks him for  doing cut and sew gum surgery.  He says it is hard to enjoy doing gum surgery when people do not enjoy having the procedure done.  Now we have a new laser the periolase periolaser has changed and is completely different experience we can reverse 20 years of neglect in a  couple 2 hour visits.  No more bleeding gums, no more loose teeth, no more bad breath, not an exaggeration.  This laser is as if not more effective at treating periodontal disease as the old cut and sew osseous periodontal surgery.  Board certified periodontist clinical professor at New York University NYU college of dentistry.   Laser energy goes into the periodontal pocket and removes the diseased and infected tissue and leaves healthy tissue untouched.  The laser periolase periolaser kills the bacteria selectively without injuring the healthy tissue.  This is more precise than any surgeon's scalpel.  With traditional old antiquated cruel and barbaric gum surgery we make an incision lift and peel the gum off the teeth and bone once the gum is reflected we would clean and scrape the tartar off the roots of the teeth and drill on the bone and add junk like Emdogain (baby pig juice), Puros (dead people powder), Bio-oss (Dead Cow parts), Infuse (Chinese Hamster Ovaries) and sew all that junk powders goop and goo together with sutures.  The painful traditional old antiquated cruel and barbaric gum surgery is being done every day.  Nobody wants to loose their teeth though the choose not to treat their gum disease with traditional old antiquated cruel and barbaric gum surgery since it is so painful.  With the periolase periolaser lanap laser assisted new attachment procedure they are comfortable right away they don't have the weeks and weeks of down time that traditional old antiquated cruel and barbaric osseous cut and stitch GTR Guided tissue regeneration gum surgery has.  Everybody wants to keep their teeth but they do not want to endure the pain of traditional old antiquated cruel and barbaric osseous cut and stitch GTR Guided tissue regeneration gum surgery.



Periodontist having practiced for 20 years and has done deep cleanings then the traditional old antiquated cruel and barbaric osseous cut and stitch GTR Guided tissue regeneration gum surgery though people didn't like it.  The alternative is state of the art laser periolase periolaser lanap laser assisted new attachment procedure without GTR and the Chao pinhole gum surgery lift for receding gums.  Bugs and bacteria are eliminated in hard to reach and selectively remove infected tissue with tiny wand into the gum tissue the laser does all the work no more bleeding gums will regenerate bone look healthy no bad breath no more cutting and stitching nobody was doing bone graft



Periodontist over 20 years in Chicago Yetta talks about  state of the art laser periolase periolaser lanap laser assisted new attachment procedure without GTR and the Chao pinhole gum surgery lift for receding gums gets rid of the bacteria so body can heal and regenerate and reattach gums laser only laser that has it works for patient dentist can not dispute the science.  Dentists and periodontist are still doing the traditional old antiquated cruel and barbaric osseous cut and stitch GTR Guided tissue regeneration gum surgery though people didn't like it.  She now does and explains state of the art laser periolase periolaser lanap laser assisted new attachment procedure without GTR and the Chao pinhole gum surgery lift for receding gums.



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LANAP Periodontists science behind LANAP Los Angeles Dentist 562 869 0928

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This video is about several Periodontists testimonials regarding the Science behind LANAP Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure done with the Periolase MVP7.  LANAP Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure is a minimally invasive gum surgery that does not require scalpels to amputate tissue since scalpels are not used no sutures are needed.   LANAP Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure is regenerative it is a substitute for Bone graft surgery known as Guided Tissue Regeneration GTR.  The advantage to not using bone graft material in the GTR procedure is that no foreign bodies are inserted into the gums avoiding rejection, transmission of Prions and other disease that have been shown to be a risk factor for bone graft products.



There are some in the dental and periodontal community that doubt the effectiveness of   LANAP Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure.  This video was created for the doubting periodontists.  Notice these periodontists are University Professors of Periodontics and they are very clear that the science is sufficient to claim regeneration after Periodontal Disease.



The first periodontist is a professor a two Universities and lectures around the world.  The second Periodontist is also and Orthodontist and a professor of Periodontics at two Universities is clear that there is enough science in the literature that shows  LANAP Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure.  These periodontists gum specialists speak about the differences between traditional antiquated gum surgery and the new and minimally invasive scientifically proven  LANAP Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure.  Evidence based laser periodontal procedure  LANAP Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure is FDA cleared to reverse gum disease.  There can no longer be any doubt that  LANAP Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure works someone can have a different point of view.  Traditional gum surgery does not to be done anymore.  The laser attacks the cause the bacteria.  Laser light energy has an affinity for periodontal pathogens and kills eliminates disposes cleans out periodontal pathogens with no collateral damage to the connective tissue.   LANAP Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure is safe, effective it causes the bacteria to be killed on the spot.  When we eliminate the bacterial assault the patients own ability to heal takes over.  We do not have any of those side effects traditional antiquated painful cut and sew amputations.  NOt all lasers are created equal the physics of different lasers are different.  There is only one FDA cleared for treating periodontal disease.  The only one that has been approved and researched is the Periolase by Millennium Dental Technologies.  Some dental lasers are destructive.  Ask Does my Dentist or Periodontist have a laser?  And ask and make certain it is the periolase by MDT laser.



Gum disease is an infection that causes inflammation of the gums Link between gum disease and your health inflammation affects heart disease.  There is a lot of scientific research to prove  LANAP Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure works and can reverse gum disease infection that spreads throughout the body and can lead to health problems.  No more bleeding gums, bad breath, stronger firmer teeth.



Lasers improperly used can and do burn roots.



The periolase laser can and does selectively remove the epithelial lining of the gums and can disinfect the area deep inside the tissue without affecting the underlying connective tissue. By eliminating the bacteria the patient has the opportunity to heal and regrow bone around the teeth as been show on scientific human histological studies.  



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Frenectomy and Laser Gum Surgery on Advanced Periodontitis

   http://www.lasergumdentist.com/ Patient has Advanced Periodontal disease with a frenum pull on the lower anterior teeth.  Periodontal charting is done under a surgical microscope and recoded by means of a surgical microscope a Global G6 and a beam splitter with a Sony Camera filming.  First pass of LANAP is done and a Frenectomy.  This patient had been told by her dentist and periodontist to remove all her teeth.  She looked online and found that hopeless teeth can be saved with an FDA cleared laser procedure called LANAP

Removal of Failed dental Implant Peri-Implantitis 562 869 0928

Bad Breath Treatment in Los Angeles 562 869 0928

Bad Breath Treatment in Los Angeles 562 869 0928

LANAP laser Periodontal Surgery Cost in Los Angeles Downey CA 562 869 0928

We are often asked How much is laser periodontal surgery?
We made this video to explain that LANAP can be less expensive than traditional gum surgery.  We do not add graft material and do not need to do the Scalling an Root Planning procedure prior to laser periodontal treatment.  This does not include the health benefit savings of eliminating a flesh eating inflammation that is know as Periodontitis.

Video of LANAP - Laser Gum Surgery, Boston

Here is a good video that explains Laser Gum Treatment known as LANAP

LAPIP Failing Implant Treatment Peri Implantitis Laser Before and After ...

NO TEETH BIG PROBLEM

Number of Teeth as a Predictor of Cardiovascular Mortality in a Cohort of 7,674 Subjects Followed for 12 Years Background: That oral health is related to the development of different cardiovascular disorders is reported in a number of studies. This study investigates if different parameters of oral health are associated with future mortality in different cardiovascular disorders in a dose-dependent manner. Conclusion: This fairly large, prospective study with a long follow-up period presents for the first time a dose-dependent relationship between number of teeth and both all-cause and CVD mortality, indicating a link between oral health and CVD, and that the number of teeth is a proper indicator for oral health in this respect.

People with fewer teeth prone to die of heart disease: study

People with fewer teeth prone to die of heart disease: study

AFP) – Apr 12, 2010

STOCKHOLM — People with dented smiles run a far greater risk of dying of heart disease than those who still have all their pearly whites, a Swedish researcher said Monday.

"Cardiovascular disease and in particular coronary heart disease is closely related to the number of teeth" that a person has left, Anders Holmlund told AFP, explaining the results of a Swedish study to be published in the Journal of Periodontology.

"A person with fewer than 10 of their own teeth has a seven times higher risk for death by coronary heart disease than a person of the same age and of the same sex with more than 25 teeth left," Holmlund said.

Although many studies published in the past 15 years have showed a link between oral health and cardiovascular disease, Holmlund's study shows a direct relationship between cardiovascular disease and the number of teeth in a person's mouth.

The study, conducted with colleagues Gunnar Holm and Lars Lind, surveyed 7,674 women and men, most suffering from periodontal disease, for an average of 12 years, and examined the cause of death of the 629 people who died during the period.

For 299 of the subjects, the cause of death was cardiovascular disease.

The theory connecting teeth numbers and heart disease, Holmlund explained, maintains that "infections in the mouth and around the teeth can spill over to the systemic circulation system and cause a low graded chronic inflammation," which is known to be a risk factor for heart attacks and other cardiovascular episodes.

The number of natural teeth a person had left "could reflect how much chronic inflammation one has been exposed to in a lifetime," he added.

The study had been limited by the fact that it had not been possible to adjust the results for socio-economic factors and to fully adjust them according to other cardiovascular risk factors, he acknowledged.

Heart disease is the number one killer worldwide, claiming upward of 17 million lives every year according to the World Health Organisation.

Research links diabetes and oral inflammatory diseases

Research links diabetes and oral inflammatory diseases.


A large majority of patients with diabetes, the fastest-growing disease in the world, also suffer from oral inflammatory diseases, according to a Canadian study that predicts that the interaction of the two diseases will have a growing impact on both dental and overall healthcare.

"More and more, dental and other healthcare professionals will be required to collaborate to create teams dedicated to the management of people with diabetes at both the community and patient levels, given the interactions between oral inflammation and the comorbidities associated with diabetes," wrote lead study author Anthony Iacopino, D.M.D., Ph.D. (Canadian Journal of Diabetes, September 2009, pp. 146-147).

The authors noted that 75% of diabetics also have gingivitis and periodontitis.

"Yet it also goes without saying that by providing dental care to improve both 'oral' and 'systemic' health, healthcare professionals must remember that 'health is health' and 'disease is disease,' regardless of anatomical location," the authors pointed out.

Don Friedlander, D.D.S., an Ottawa, Ontario, dentist and president of the Canadian Dental Association (CDA), notes that oral health is a component of overall health.

"What we're beginning to understand more and more are the linkages with good general health," he told the Vancouver Sun. "Correlations and associations have been found between poor oral health and many systemic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, respiratory problems, and preterm births."

Robert MacGregor, D.D.S., a Nova Scotia dentist and vice president of the CDA, says that in addition to the connection between oral and heart health, "recent research shows that people with oral bacteria and periodontal disease seem more prone to respiratory illness and having babies with low birth weights. And it has long been known that uncontrolled diabetes can lead to aggressive periodontal disease and vice versa," according to the Sun story.

Many chronic inflammatory diseases and conditions have been shown to share common physiological and biochemical bases (especially periodontitis and diabetes), including related underlying pathophysiological mechanisms and risk factors, according to the study authors. "Indeed, the risk factors for cardiovascular disease (a major complication of diabetes) and periodontitis are virtually identical," they wrote.

The researchers noted that diabetes predisposes patients to oral infection, and once the infection is established, it exacerbates diabetes-related hyperglycemia and may even predispose otherwise healthy individuals to develop diabetes.

Patients with diabetes have elevated serum levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides (even when blood glucose levels are well-controlled), and these can alter immune cell function via the upregulation of proinflammatory cytokines and downregulation of growth factors, Dr. Iacopino wrote.

This predisposes diabetics to chronic inflammation, progressive tissue breakdown, and diminished tissue repair -- a process that is critically important for periodontal tissues, which are under continual assault by substances emanating from oral biofilms. Hence, periodontitis is more severe and rapidly progressive in people with diabetes compared to people without diabetes, the researchers concluded.

Additionally, periodontitis induces general increases in systemic inflammation and even insulin resistance, along with the potential to destroy pancreatic beta cells. Perhaps this explains why periodontitis has a deleterious effect on diabetes-induced hyperlipidemia, immune cell function, tissue repair, and glucose metabolism, the study authors found.

Studies have shown that when periodontitis is treated, diabetes disease parameters improve.

"All healthcare professionals must recognize that there is no 'trap door' at the mouth," the authors warned. "Oral health is one constituent of general health, existing within the health-disease continuum and requiring attention by all healthcare professionals. Indeed, there is no better model for the concept of interprofessional care than the diabetes-periodontitis axis."

People with fewer teeth found to die sooner.

The fewer teeth a person has, the sooner they are likely to die, researchers at the University Hospital of Uppsala report.
The researchers followed 7,674 patients for a median of 12 years and found that those with fewer teeth were most likely to die, particularly when the death was from cardiovascular disease or coronary heart disease.
The study will be published in the Journal of Periodontology and is available online as the dissertation of Anders Holmlund.
The correlation between death and teeth correlated very highly (p < 0.0001), Holmlund wrote. In fact, those with fewer than 10 teeth were seven times more likely to die during the study than those with more than 25 teeth.
The researchers found correlations among various markers of periodontal disease, such as bleeding on probing and the number of deepened pockets, and hypertension and myocardial infarction, although these were inconsistent.
They also turned up a relationship between antibodies for the periodontal bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis and myocardial infarction, suggesting a role for this type of infection in both periodontal disease and cardiovascular disease.