Periodontics is a highly specialized area of dentistry that treats the area “around” a tooth, including gums, bone and supporting ligaments. Most common periodontal services consist of scaling and root planing (“deep cleaning”), soft tissue procedures and dental implants. The goal of periodontal services are to help patients maintain a healthy periodontium or to create, through periodontal procedures, dentition that has been lost.
Do you ever feel self-conscious about your gummy smile? Do you purse your lips when you smile for pictures or cover your mouth with your hand when you laugh?
Dental implants are referred to as being substitute tooth roots or root replacements used to replace missing teeth. Dental implants are used for upper and lower teeth.
Before traditional periodontal surgery (i.e. pocket reduction and flap surgery) can take place, most patients must undergo periodontal therapy including scaling and root planning with the dental hygienist.
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When a patient is referred to our office for replacement of missing teeth, an evaluation of the remaining bone and gum tissue is one of the first things our surgeons complete.
If in the future you may get a dental implant, it is recommended to preserve the bone where the tooth was extracted.
If you or your dentist has noticed discoloration, non-healing sore, or a raised bump on your gums or cheek.
Tooth Removal is the process in which the surgeon extracts a tooth (or teeth). After you are anesthetized, the tooth will be removed as atraumatically as possible.
Pocket reduction surgery (also known as osseous surgery) is a collective term for a series of several different surgeries aimed at gaining access to roots of the teeth in order to remove bacteria and tartar (calculus).
Regenerative Bone Grafting is a term that combines several dental materials to include bone grafts, tissue stimulating proteins ( Emdogain, etc.) .
For some patients, the upper back jaw is a difficult area for dental implants due to insufficient bone and the close proximity to the sinus.