When you have the warning signs of serious inflammation or gum disease, then you need treatment to help prevent periodontitis, the stage linked to adult tooth loss. Our team can offer a preventive deep cleaning to help keep your smile strong. In today’s blog, your Leawood, KS, dentist talks about scaling and root planing procedure.
The Warning Signs of Gum Disease
How do you know when you should contact our team to improve your gum health? When issues like gingivitis and gum disease develop, this could lead to sore and red gums, or bleeding too. Recession, which makes teeth appear long or uneven, could occur as well. When these issues occur, we want you to let us know right away. Our team will conduct a detailed examination with advanced digital imaging systems, so we can make a diagnosis with precision and accuracy, and plan treatment to protect your smile and prevent tooth loss and worsening discomfort!
The Scaling and Root Planing
With a scaling and root planing, we can offer an initial treatment to help manage your periodontal disease. This involves using the same tools as a dental cleaning, the ultrasonic scaling device and manual pick, but to remove plaque and tartar from not just the teeth, but the roots and from beneath the gum line too. Doing so helps us manage the disease moving forward with traditional cleanings every three to four months. We can administer a numbing agent as the procedure is more involved than a traditional cleaning, and this could take one visit or several, depending on the extent of your buildup. We complete the procedure by polishing your teeth to make it more difficult for plaque and tartar to adhere to the surfaces before your next visit.
Managing the Disease
A traditional cleaning every three to four months allows us to control buildup and keep the disease in check, so you avoid the periodontitis stage, the one linked to adult tooth loss. Along with visits to our office, you can help your smile at home by brushing your teeth twice a day for two minutes with a fluoride toothpaste, and by flossing every evening before going to bed. Cutting back on the sugar and starch in your diet can help too! If you have any questions about how we manage the issue and protect your smile, then contact our team today. We want to help you enjoy good oral health and smile with confidence!
Do You Have Any Questions About Fighting Gum Disease?
We can offer a preventive treatment to improve the overall health and beauty of your smile. Call Dreem Dentistry in Leawood, KS by calling (913)681-5500 to learn more about treating periodontal disease.
