Periodontal Treatment

Lot of people have one form of disease or another, about half of the population over age 30. Here many don’t realise it because they aren’t having obvious signs particularly in people who smoke.

Even when signs of gum disease do become apparent they are often ignored or considered no big deal, for eg. If your gums bleed when you brush or floss, you are most likely to have a form of gum disease. Bleeding gums is a warning sign that bacterial plaque is building up on your teeth & you need to spend a little more time on your oral hygiene, particularly flossing. To be safe, a professional dental cleaning would also be helpful in this situation.Its important to bring any early gum diseases under control, before you start to experience bone loss from around your tooth roots which can cause your gums to gradually separate from your teeth receding gums. We at JR Dental can check whether this is happening by measuring little gaps between the tooth & gum called periodontal pockets. If pocketing is significant you may need to have gum treatment also called periodontal therapy. The core of this treatment is to stop the progression of gum disease before it cause the teeth to become loose or even fall out.