What is Periodontal Therapy?
Periodontal therapy is a range of treatments designed to prevent, manage, and treat gum disease (periodontal disease), which affects the tissues supporting your teeth. Gum disease is a common condition that can lead to serious oral health issues, including tooth loss, if left untreated. Our comprehensive periodontal therapy focuses on restoring and maintaining the health of your gums and supporting structures, ensuring a strong foundation for your smile.

Why is Periodontal Therapy Important?
Gum disease often starts with gingivitis, which is characterized by red, swollen, and bleeding gums. If not addressed, it can progress to periodontitis, a more severe form that can cause gum recession, bone loss, and tooth mobility.

Periodontal therapy is crucial for:

• Preventing Tooth Loss: Early treatment helps prevent the progression of gum disease and avoids tooth loss.
• Protecting Your Overall Health: Gum disease has been linked to various systemic conditions, including heart disease and diabetes.
• Maintaining Oral Health: Effective therapy helps keep your gums and teeth healthy, ensuring a clean and comfortable mouth.

We offer a variety of periodontal treatments tailored to your specific needs:

• Scaling and Root Planing: This deep cleaning procedure removes plaque and tartar from below the gumline and smooths the tooth roots to promote gum reattachment and reduce inflammation.
• Antibiotic Therapy: For cases of advanced gum disease, we may use localized or systemic antibiotics to help control bacterial infection and support healing.
• Periodontal Maintenance: Regular maintenance visits are essential after initial therapy to monitor gum health, clean areas that may be difficult to reach at home, and prevent recurrence of gum disease.
• Referrals: Some patients depending upon periodontal disease severity and other factors may need see a periodontist, a specialist is bone and gum health.