Our team offers periodontic treatment that allows us to manage and control gum disease. By addressing your periodontal issues, we can help protect you from tooth loss and even the onset of inflammatory illnesses, such as diabetes. In today’s blog, your Brooklyn, NY, periodontist and implant expert talks about the signs that you need periodontic treatment.
The Warning Signs of Gum Disease
How do you know you need periodontic treatment? Often people may be referred to our team by their general dentist or orthodontist at the first signs of periodontal disease. But you can also schedule an appointment yourself when you experience the first signs of periodontal disease. For example, if your gums bleed easily when you brush or floss, or if you encounter redness or soreness. There could be swelling too. As the disease reaches a more advanced stage, you could also develop recession that makes teeth appear longer. Don’t ignore these issues, as untreated periodontal disease could lead to serious trouble for your smile!
Starting Treatment
Without treatment, the disease could reach a stage known as periodontitis, which leads to loose and missing teeth. The exposed portions of the roots that recession causes could also lead to tooth decay and infection, causing further pain and an increased risk of tooth loss. But our team will conduct a detailed examination with digital x-rays and CT imaging, so we can assess the severity of the disease and plan treatment to bring relief and keep your smile intact, so you avoid tooth loss.
Deep Cleanings and Dental Lasers
If we find the issue in the early stages, then our team could help with a deep cleaning. With the scaling and root planing procedure, we can remove harmful buildup from the teeth and roots, so we can better manage the disease with preventive care moving forward, such as Supportive Periodontal Maintenance and antimicrobial medications. If you have a more advanced stage of the disease, we can offer laser dentistry to help remove diseased tissues and reshape the gums, so you have a stronger, healthier, and more attractive smile. The lasers also destroy harmful bacteria pockets in the smile, which also helps manage the issue to keep your smile full.
If you have any questions about how we treat and manage issues with laser dentistry and other treatments, or if you have symptoms that need attention, then reach out to our team for periodontic treatment right away! We want to help keep your smile full and beautiful for years to come.
Brooklyn Periodontics Provides Periodontal Care
Don’t ignore the common warning signs of issues like periodontal disease. For more information on managing gum disease and keeping smiles full, then please call Brooklyn Periodontics & Implantology in Brooklyn, NY at (718) 444-3800 today.
