We don’t just care about the health of your teeth. Periodontal services allow our team to safeguard your gums, which is crucial for avoiding tooth loss! In today’s blog, your team at Viva Dental Family Dentistry in Richardson, TX, talks about how our team, including our on-staff periodontist Dr. Shalev, can keep smiles whole with good periodontal health.
An Appointment with Dr. Shalev
Our team includes Dr. Shalev, our on-site periodontist, who is ready to examine your smile using advanced dental technology to assess the state of your gums. Along with digital x-rays and intraoral cameras, our team is also implementing the Overjet AI system, which allows us to look closer at your smile for the earliest indicators of bone loss related to periodontal disease, as well as tooth decay and other risks. From there, Dr. Shalev can make a diagnosis and create a treatment plan to return your smile to optimal health, function, and beauty, so you avoid the risk of further discomfort and tooth loss.
Deep Cleanings
If we catch the disease in the early stages, then we can offer care to improve your periodontal health and keep your smile whole. With a deep cleaning, also known as a scaling and root planing, we can gently remove all plaque and tartar from the teeth with an ultrasonic scaling device. This emits gentle vibrations to remove harmful buildup, and we follow it with a manual pick to remove stubborn tartar. The deep cleaning could take one visit or several, depending on your buildup, but this can bring the disease into a state we can manage with preventive care moving forward! You definitely avoid the risk of tooth loss, so you can enjoy good gum health and a whole smile.
Pocket Reduction Surgery and Gum Grafts
If Dr. Shalev finds that you have periodontal disease in a more severe stage, known as periodontitis, then care is crucial for avoiding discomfort and keeping your smile whole. With a pocket reduction surgery, we can destroy harmful bacteria in the gum pockets along your gum line. Afterward, we will reattach the gums and reduce the depth of these pockets, so we can better control bacteria and inflammation with routine cleanings.
For patients with severe gum recession, in which the tissues pull back and make teeth appear long, we can help with a gum graft. This treatment helps boost oral health and keep smiles whole and attractive. We will attach new tissues taken from other areas of your mouth’s interior, covering the exposed portions of the teeth and creating a new gum line!
Your Richardson, TX, Dentist Improves Your Periodontal Health
We want to help boost your oral health with periodontic treatments, keeping your smile whole. For more information on periodontic care, then please schedule a consultation by calling the Viva Dental Family Dentistry office nearest you at (214) 337-7800 (Dallas) or (972) 437-6000 (Richardson).
