Periodontics

What is Periodontics?

Periodontics or periodontology looks at prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of inflammatory disease that destroys the gums and supporting structures around the teeth. A periodontist is a dentist that specializes on gums treatments.

1. ๐ Deep Cleaning or Root Planning

2. ๐ Gingivectomy

3. ๐ Gingival Graft

4. ๐ Crown Lengthening

5. ๐ Dental Implants

 

Gums Deep Clean

Deep cleaning is cleaning and scaling of gums. Deep cleaning is typically done in quadrant or root planning for a specific tooth area. It is commonly prevent and treat periodontal diseases.

 

Gingivectomy

Gingivectomy is a surgical gums procedure to remove excessive gums. The procedure gets rid of diseased gum tissue or pockets. It is also sometimes done for better gum aesthetics.

 

Gingival Grafts

A gingival graft places additional gum tissue over an exposed portion of the tooth root to repair a defective area or prevent additional gum recession. 

 

Crown Lengthening

Crown lengthening exposes gums margin so that teeth length and structure is lengthen. It is done to re-shape gums or sometimes aesthetic purposes to make teeth appear longer prior to having crowns or veneers done.

 

Dental Implants

The surgical placement of dental implants may be done by a periodontist that surgically embed implant posts into your gums and jaw bone. Consult with your dentist if a non-invasive technique may be used for your surgical implant placement.    

Periodontics involves preventing, diagnosing, and treating gum diseases. Core services include deep cleaning to prevent/treat periodontal diseases, gingivectomy for removing excess gums, gingival grafts for gum tissue repair, crown lengthening to expose tooth structure, and dental implants placement.