We sometimes avoid the significant role gums play in our overall oral health. But you should know that the health of your gums dramatically affects the health of the teeth, which perhaps impacts the entire health of the body.
We can maintain the good health of our gums with the help of periodontal therapy. Dive deep into the article to know about it in detail.
What Is Periodontal Therapy?
Periodontal therapy works at treating gum diseases and restoring damaged tissue. Sometimes, when we do not take proper care of the teeth, the disease spreads to the bone that supports the teeth and makes them weak. Weak bone ultimately results in tooth loss. Periodontal therapy provides effective treatment to prevent people from losing teeth.
Procedures of Periodontal Therapy
Periodontal therapy offers both surgical and non-surgical therapies that we will define below:
Scaling and Root Planing
It is a deep-cleaning technique that acts as a starting point in treating gum diseases. In this procedure, plaque and calculus are removed from beneath the gum tissues. It is removed using hand scalers and ultrasonic therapy.
Periodontal Plastic Surgery
In this procedure, the dentist reshapes the gum tissues and improves their appearance.
Dental Implants
Dental Implant is a preferred tooth replacement treatment. In this procedure, the implants are placed beneath the gum line and into the jawbone through minor surgery. Its implant provides a support dental crown and gives a natural-looking appearance to the teeth.
Crown Lengthening Surgery
This surgical procedure exposes the tooth structure covered with gum and bone tissue.
Periodontal Laser Treatment
Here, the dentist removes the infected gum tissue with the help of lasers.
Gum Grafting
Sometimes, dentists have to replace a part of lost gum tissue to protect the roots from getting infected. They take the healthy gum tissue from one area of the mouth and place it to where it is required.
Plaque is the leading cause of Periodontal diseases and can be treated with the help of periodontal therapy. However, it is important to take proper care of your oral health by regularly brushing and flossing the teeth appropriately, and visiting the dentist twice a year.
Mountain Stream Dental offers expert periodontal therapy by dentist Dr. Gerald Torgeson and an expert team of dental assistants. For more info and appointments, call us at (541) 345-5363, book online, or visit us at 498 Harlow Rd #2, Springfield, OR 97477.
