Destructive Effects of Active Periodontal Disease

If you have active periodontal disease then you might already know how destructive this condition can be. Even in the quite early stages, it can destroy gum tissue, leading to significant gum recession that can look unsightly and which increases the risk of further infection due to the deep gum pockets that develop as the gums pull away from the teeth. These gum pockets harbor more bacteria, increasing the rate of destruction.

Without treatment, periodontal disease will destroy the ligaments that help hold your teeth in their sockets, as well as the actual sockets themselves. Unfortunately, all too often, active periodontal disease can cause tooth loss. Fortunately, there is quite a lot we can do to help, here at Manhattan Periodontics & Implant Surgery.

How We Can Help

Our periodontist, Dr. Navid Rahmani is able to accurately diagnose active periodontal disease, before suggesting the most advanced treatments to help eradicate or control it, as well as procedures designed to help repair some of the damage. The first thing to do is to try to halt the progression of the disease by removing as much of the infection as we can. There are various surgical and non-surgical treatments that can be used to do this and which include the use of advanced laser surgery. Often we may combine several treatments to help provide the best results, for example scaling and root planing with laser dentistry.

How to Treat Active Periodontal Disease

Scaling and root planing is a treatment to deep clean the gums and any exposed tooth roots. These surfaces are mechanically cleaned using special hand tools, before the exposed root surfaces are smoothed or planed, a procedure that helps make it easier for the gums to reattach themselves to the teeth and a smooth surface is harder for bacteria to adhere to. Once this process is completed, we might use laser dentistry to help remove any badly damaged gum tissue and to help sterilize the gum pockets. Laser dentistry is a nice way to receive treatment as it is much more comfortable with fewer side effects such as bleeding or swelling and faster healing.

How to Repair Periodontal Disease

Once the disease is under control, we can also explore ways to help regenerate and replace lost tissues. There are a number of very sophisticated treatments that can be utilized by Dr. Rahmani and which can help rebuild lost bone and gum tissues using the most advanced regenerative materials. These treatments can be especially useful in preparation for dental implants to replace any teeth that may have been lost to this disease.

If dental implants are an option you are considering, then you may well need to have some treatment to replace bone or tissues lost to active periodontal disease. This will help ensure your new implants have adequate support and it will also make sure they look great.

Periodontal disease is a very destructive condition, but there are lots of things that we can do to help you overcome the effects. If you do have gum problems, then the sooner you seek professional care from a periodontist, the better and you do not need a referral from your general dentist to book an appointment.

In: Periodontal Disease

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