For many, the first step in getting your mouth healthy is a
trip to the Periodontist. Your periodontist is the specialist who evaluates
your tissue and bone health. The reason for a visit here has to do with
ensuring your foundation is in shape for the recommended treatment your general
dentist has planned.
If the bone and tissue health is not stabilized, any dental
treatment could be quickly undermined. Your Periodontist’s and
General Dentist’s goal is to create a foundation that can be built upon. When
they find advanced stages of disease, your Periodontist and General Dentist
will discuss with you the teeth that are in jeopardy and make suggestions as to
alternative treatments such as extractions and/or dental implants
If there are early signs of disease – bleeding of the gums
and/or minimal bone loss – your Periodontist may diagnosis Non-Surgical
treatment first. This is generally called root planning and scaling or
sometimes – “a deep cleaning.”
During this appointment, your Periodontist, or their
Hygienist will anesthetize the area and then, utilizing special instruments and
often lasers, will enter the pockets around each tooth to remove built up
calculus and bacteria.
Non-Surgical Periodontal Treatment is the first step to
controlling the disease process and getting you and your mouth healthy.
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