Periodontics is the prevention and treatment of gum disease.  Advanced techniques include non-surgical treatment of gum disease, replacement of teeth using the latest implant technology and gum or bone replacement by grafting.  Our focus is on prevention and education.  Periodontic treatments that we offer include:

Periodontal Maintenance

Scaling and Root Planing

Periodontal Maintenance

Periodontal maintenance is the procedures and protocols that we use to clean and maintain the teeth and gums following a diagnosis and stabilization treatment of periodontal disease.  Our procedures may appear to the patient to be very similar to a regular cleaning, but because during the appointment we are evaluating and monitoring the tissues differently and more frequently, we differentiate the procedure.

Scaling and Root Planing

Scaling and Root Planing is done to remove tartar and hard crusty calculus loaded with bacteria around and below the gum line which often cause inflammation.  Periodontal scaling procedures include the removal of plaque, calculus and stains from the crown and root surfaces of teeth, whereas root planing is a specific treatment that removes the roughened cementum and surface dentin that is impregnated with calculus, microorganisms and their toxins.  It is often referred to as a "deep cleaning."