Treating periodontal disease is essential for managing it and protecting smiles from uncomfortable symptoms and tooth loss. To get started, we first need to examine your smile and assess the cause and severity of the disease. In today’s blog, your Brooklyn, NY, periodontist and implant expert talks about how we diagnose periodontal disease.
When to Seek a Diagnosis
When should you make an appointment with a periodontist? When you experience changes to your gums, this could often indicate the presence of gingivitis or gum disease. You need care to manage these concerns so you avoid the periodontitis stage, which is linked to uncomfortable symptoms and even adult tooth loss. When you notice your gums appear redder than normal, feel sore, or bleed easily, this is cause for concern. Recession, which makes the teeth appear longer, is also a sign of trouble. With advanced technology, we can make a diagnosis with precision and create a personalized treatment plan to protect your smile’s health and stability.
CT Scanning
Periodontal disease can impact your underlying bone structure and connective tissues, weakening them to increase the risk of tooth loss. As part of your diagnosis, we want to take CT scans of your smile so that we can look for potential defects in the bones or signs of deterioration. We also look at the state of your nerve tissues. This can allow us to choose the right treatment options to manage your disease. We also use this to plan the placement of dental implants too.
Digital X-Rays
Our team can also make a diagnosis and plan treatment using digital x-rays. With these, we can analyze your tooth roots and underlying bone structures and oral tissues. The system uses 90% less radiation and doesn’t require uncomfortable bitewings either. These detailed and high-definition images are crucial for both periodontal treatment and dental implant placement!
3Shape TRIOS Intraoral Scanner
In some cases, we may need to create detailed impressions of your bite, especially if we are also going to be replacing missing teeth with dental implants. These impressions can help us create custom and lifelike crowns and prosthetics, such as a full row of new teeth for the same-day All-On-Four procedure. Instead of the usual physical impressions, in which you bite down on a metal mold filled with gooey materials, we have a more accurate digital alternative. With the scanner, we can use a thin wand to obtain detailed images of your smile from multiple angles quickly and comfortably, combining them to create a 3D impression of your bite!
Schedule a Diagnosis with Brooklyn Periodontics
Our team can conduct a diagnosis with precision and accuracy. For more information on how we plan treatment, please call Brooklyn Periodontics & Implantology in Brooklyn, NY at (718) 444-3800 today.
