When you maintain good oral hygiene habits, this can not only fight bad breath and tooth decay, but help manage your gum health to prevent issues like periodontitis. With better oral hygiene, you can maintain a complete smile by properly managing your periodontal disease. In today’s blog, your Brooklyn, NY, periodontist and implant expert talks about how we improve and maintain good oral hygiene with specialized services.
Good Oral Hygiene and Healthy Gums
When we practice good oral hygiene habits, this prevents large amounts of food and drink particles from being caught between teeth to be broken down by bacteria, a process that creates plaque and tartar buildup. The buildup then irritates and inflames the gums to make the onset of gingivitis and periodontal disease more likely. You can also help with a healthier diet and routine visits to our team for dental cleanings, which remove the buildup and control your gum health. We offer specialized hygiene services to prevent periodontal disease or manage it so you avoid the stages linked to discomfort and tooth loss.
Prevention and Management
Every three to four months, our team can examine the smile for signs of inflammation and other indicators of disease, and also take x-rays as needed to assess any underlying damage to connective tissues, which could threaten smile stability. Our team could offer dental cleanings or Supportive Periodontal Maintenance every three to four months too, which involves removing all plaque and tartar from the teeth. We could also polish the teeth, which makes it more difficult for plaque and tartar to accumulate before you see us next time, keeping your gums in better health and managing the disease to avoid complications.
Treatment Options
Along with our specialized hygiene services, we also have advanced treatment options should you have a more serious case of gum disease. We could treat the issue with a deep cleaning, also known as a scaling and root planing in the early stages. For later stages, we can remove diseased tissues with advanced dental laser systems. Following this with specialized hygiene services can help your smile stay healthy and strong for years to come.
If you have any questions about how we prevent or manage periodontal disease with specialized hygiene services, or about our use of dental lasers and other technologies, then contact our team today to learn more and start your treatment journey.
Schedule Your Periodontal Disease Visit with Brooklyn Periodontics
We want to provide treatment to manage your smile and prevent issues like tooth loss. Which is why we offer treatments to improve your oral hygiene and manage serious concerns like periodontal disease. For more information on managing your overall gum health, please call Brooklyn Periodontics & Implantology in Brooklyn, NY at (718) 444-3800 today.
