A Periodontist Does More Than Keep Your Gums Healthy

While you may think the only job a periodontist has is to improve the overall health of your gums, there is more they can do for you. Do you have missing teeth due to gum disease? Dr. Denine Rice can help to repair your smile. Today’s technology allows for multiple options. For example, Dr. Rice can provide bone grafting. Bone grafts are where synthetic bone is used in order to build up the jawbone. This is done if you have missing teeth or if the bone in the jaw is not up as high or strong as what you need in order to place implants

 

Periodontists can also complete oral health exams. If you smoke or use tobacco-less products you might discover lesions inside your mouth. Periodontist, Denine Rice suggests, “Get these lesions evaluated immediately. It is critical in order to determine the next steps.”

Periodontists can also help remove diseased tissue from the gums. They do this by scaling away debris from the root surface of your teeth.  This procedure is used if you have had severe periodontal disease that is impacting your smile.

Your Periodontist can also complete an exam to determine the overall health of your gums and teeth to determine if more complex surgery is needed in order to get your gums back to a healthy state. For example, they’ll check to see if you have any loose teeth, gum recession or more severe periodontal disease.  

Finally your periodontist will also be examining your mouth for any other signs of ill health – your mouth is the window into your overall health, not just your oral health.

When thinking this New Year about resolutions to make, include one that improves your overall health – visiting your periodontist for an exam.