Periodontics

Periodontics deals with the conditions of the supporting structures of the teeth. Their focus is on the inflammatory disease that destroys the gums and other supporting structures around the teeth.

A dentist cleans and does filling in the teeth and diagnoses and treats a wide range of oral health issues. Periodontists specialize in dealing with the conditions of the supporting structures of the teeth. 

The procedure are-

Non-Surgical Treatments.

Laser Treatment.

Dental Crown Lengthening.

Pocket Reduction Procedures.

Plastic Surgery Procedures.

If one has swollen gums, dark red gums, bleeding gums while brushing, bad breath, tender gums or any other signs of gum disease should schedule an appointment with a periodontist.

When gingivitis or periodontal disease is officially diagnosed, the periodontist has a number of surgical and non-surgical options available to treat the underlying infection, halt the recession of the soft tissue, and restructure or replace teeth which may be missing.

Non-Surgical Periodontal Therapy

Scaling and Root Planning- it is the removal of plaque and hardened plaque and smoothing of the teeth gums to help the gums reattach to the teeth. Usually the initial line of treatment.

Localized placement of medications under the gum line to combat “gum”

Systemic Antimicrobials.

Laser Therapy.

This periodontic surgery requires the use of gum tissue which is taken from the roof of the patient’s mouth, is grafted into thin gum areas to reinforce or cover the exposed root

In this surgery, extra tissue is removed under local anesthesia. A re-shaping of gums and bone tissue to expose the natural tooth is done.

The treatments are

Flap surgery/pocket reduction surgery: gums are lifted to remove tartar, followed by scaling (removal of plaque and tartar that is hardened plaque above and below the gumline, making sure to clean all the way down to the bottom) and root planing(smoothing out the teeth roots to help gums to reattach to the teeth)to deter bacteria build-up

Soft tissue grafts: gum tissue is taken from the roof of the patient’s mouth, is grafted into thin gum areas to reinforce or cover the exposed root.

Guided tissue regeneration: Periodontal disease may destroy the bone supporting the teeth, a small piece of mesh-like fabric is placed between it and gum tissue, to prevent the gum tissue from growing into that area.

Bone grafts: fragments of patient’s bone, synthetic bone or donated bone are harvested to replace bone lost due to gum disease which serves as support. 

Bone surgery: shallow craters in the bone due to bone loss are smoothed out after flap surgery to eliminate areas where bacteria can continue to collect.

Brush, floss and getting the teeth cleaned regularly to prevent periodontally  problems.