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 focuses on treating gum diseases and related issues. Core services include deep cleaning to prevent and treat periodontal diseases, gingivectomy to remove excess gums, gingival grafts to repair gum recession, crown lengthening for dental aesthetics, and dental implants for tooth replacement.