Treatments
Gum Pocket Therapy
Before
After
Periodontal disease is loss of bone and gum support around the teeth caused
by bacteria. The disease can cause bad breath, tooth shifting, bleeding gums, and even
tooth loss. Sometimes, the severity of your condition will require specialty care.
Your dentist may refer you to us. Whenever possible, it is our goal to strengthen your
jawbone and gums without surgery. We provide for you the most conservative and up-to-date
treatments to arrest the disease process and regenerate missing bone and gums. These treatments include:
- Deep cleaning ("scaling and root planing")
- Local or systemic antibiotic therapy
- Bone regeneration
- Pocket elimination procedures
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Severe gum infection and bacterial tartar in periodontal disease.
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Healthy gums and teeth after conservative periodontal treatment.
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Deep gum pocketing due to severe bone loss.
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Severe amount of bone lost around the root of the tooth.
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Regenerative graft to replace lost bone.
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Healthy, shallow gum probing after bone regeneration around tooth.
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