Gum disease is a bacterial infection that threatens the supporting tissues of your teeth. Periodontal therapy — including scaling and root planing — aims to restore diseased gum and bone tissue to health, preventing tooth loss.
Gum disease is a bacterial infection that threatens the supporting tissues surrounding your teeth. Without treatment, it progresses from gingivitis to periodontitis — destroying the gum tissue and bone that hold your teeth in place, ultimately leading to tooth loss.
Maintaining your natural teeth throughout life is achievable with proper care, professional cleanings, and regular examinations. Periodontal therapy restores diseased tissue to health and gives you the foundation for long-term oral wellness.
Deep cleaning that removes plaque and tartar beneath gum tissues and smooths root surfaces so gum tissue can reattach.
Replacing lost gum tissue using healthy tissue from elsewhere in the mouth or donor tissue to restore coverage and reduce sensitivity.
Removing diseased tissue with lasers for less discomfort, less bleeding, and faster healing compared to traditional surgery.
Reshaping procedures to improve gum appearance and address cosmetic concerns related to gum disease.
Exposing additional tooth structure for cosmetic or restorative purposes when the tooth crown is too short.
Titanium implants placed in the jawbone to replace teeth lost to periodontal disease.
Professional treatment is only part of the picture. Daily habits are essential to keeping gum disease from returning: