Periodontal Disease

Periodontal Disease

3 Month Recare

Re-Care forPerio Patients For your dental health. If you have a history of periodontal disease, we must monitor the health of your gums closely so that we can prevent a recurrence of this destructive infection. Periodontal disease can never be c...

Alternatives

What are your choices for treating periodontal disease? If you have periodontal disease, your choices are limited. You could

  • Delay treatment
  • Choose treatment
Delaying treatment is a risky alternative because periodont...

Arestin

Arestin For your dental health. One-third of the American population is affected by periodontal disease, a chronic bacterial infection of the gums, teeth, and bone that surrounds the teeth. Periodontal disease occurs when bacteria build...

Atridox

Atridox For your dental health. Tens of millions of Americans suffer from periodontal disease, which affects the gums, teeth, and bone that surrounds the teeth. Periodontal disease begins with a bacterial infection. As the infection wors...

Bone Grafting

Bone Grafting For your dental health. Sometimes your body needs the assistance of modern science to repair or heal itself. This is the case when you've lost bone from your jaw. To repair your jaw, we can perform a surgical procedure called bone...

Crown Lengthening

Crown Lengthening For your dental health. A crown (cap) is an excellent way to cover and protect a tooth that has fractured or been damaged by decay or injury. To place a crown, we first take an impression of your teeth, and use this impressio...

Diabetes

Periodontal Disease & Diabetes For your dental health. Diabetes frequently causes blood vessels to thicken and become less elastic, which decreases the flow of oxygen and nutrients to the body's tissues and slows the removal of harmful wastes. T...

Flap

Flap Surgery For your dental health. Periodontal flap surgery -- also called pocket-depth reduction surgery -- is necessary when your gums still have pockets of infection even after we've completed scaling and root planing. This procedure will remove t...

Gingival Grafting

First, we make sure that your gums are thoroughly numb so that you remain comfortable throughout the procedure. Then we take the graft from the donor site on the palate. In some cases, the incision in the palate heals on its own, but in other case...

Gingivectomy

Healthy gums that fit tightly against the necks of the teeth are an important part of a beautiful smile. But sometimes the gums grow and extend onto the front surface of the teeth, disrupting the natural balance between the length of the teeth and the...

Gingivitis

For your dental health. Gingivitis is the earliest, most common form of gum disease. There is usually no pain or discomfort associated with it; in fact, 75 percent of adults in the U.S. have gingivitis, and many aren't even aware of it. Lu...

Heart Disease

Periodontal Disease& Heart Disease For your dental health. Researchers have discovered that you may be at increased risk of developing coronary heart disease and stroke if you suffer from periodontal disease. Heart disease and your oral health So...

Infective Endocarditis

InfectiveEndocarditis For your dental health. Infective endocarditis is a disease that can damage the valves and tissues of the heart. When bacteria enter the bloodstream and pass through the heart, they can cause infective endocarditis in patie...

Low Birth Weight

What is periodontal disease? For your dental health. The main cause of periodontal disease, also called gum disease, is the accumulation of plaque. Plaque is the sticky film of food and bacteria that forms constantly on your teeth. If all of...

Microscope

Signs of periodontal disease Microscopes & Perio Disease For your dental health. We use a microscope as a tool to help us treat and manage periodontal disease, also called gum disease. A microscope is helpful because the bacteria that cause p...

PerioChip

PerioChip For your dental health. More than 75 percent of Americans over the age of 35 suffer from periodontal disease, a bacterial infection of the gums, teeth, and bone that surrounds the teeth. As the disease progresses, your immu...

Periodontal Disease

PeriodontalDisease For your dental health. Periodontal disease is an infection of the teeth, gums, and the bone that surrounds the teeth. Most people who have periodontal disease aren't even aware of it, because it's rarely painful,...

Periodontal Surgery

  • Before your surgery, you were given an anesthetic to ensure your comfort. This anesthetic typically leaves your lips, teeth and tongue feeling numb after the appointment. For this reason, you should avoid any chewing for two hours fo...

    Periostat

    Periostat For your dental health. Periodontal disease is an infection of the teeth, gums, and the bone that surrounds the teeth. It's caused by specific bacteria that live in the spaces between the teeth and gums, called pockets. The bacter...

    Pregnancy

    Periodontal Disease & Pregnancy For your dental health. During pregnancy, your body produces higher levels of the hormones estrogen and progesterone. These elevated hormone levels can affect many of the tissues in your body, including your g...

    Respiratory Infection

    Do you wonder why you suffer from persistent episodes of pneumonia or bronchitis? The answer may be hiding in your gums.

    The link between infected gums and respiratory infections

    Scientists have discovered a link between periodontal disease,...

    Root Planing

    Scaling & RootPlaning For your dental health. Routine cleanings in our office remove plaque and tartar that exist on your teeth above the gum line, but sometimes, especially if you don't floss regularly, plaque, tartar and bacterial tox...

    Smoking and Periodontal Disease

    Periodontal Disease & Smoking For your dental health. It's common knowledge that smoking has been linked to both lung and heart disease. To add to this, recent studies have shown that tobacco use is likely one of the most significant risk factors i...

    Ultrasonic Scaling

    Ultrasonic Scaling For your dental health. Periodontal disease, an infection of the teeth, gums, and bone that surrounds the teeth, is the number-one cause of adult tooth loss. It begins when plaque, a sticky film of food and bac...