Periodontitis is a severe gum infection that can lead to tooth loss and if goes untreated, it can destroy the bone that supports your teeth.
Signs of periodontal disease:
- Bad breath or bad taste that won’t go away
- Red or swollen gums
- Tender or bleeding gums
- Painful chewing
- Loose teeth
Treatment for Periodontitis
The goal of periodontitis treatment is to thoroughly clean the pockets around teeth. For a successful treatment one has to adopt a daily routine of good oral care.
The treatment options are broadly classified into:
- Surgical Treatments
- Non-Surgical Treatments
Surgical treatments
If you have advanced periodontitis, treatment may require dental surgery, such as:
- Flap surgery
- Soft tissue grafts
- Bone grafting
- Guided tissue regeneration
Non-surgical treatments
If periodontitis isn’t advanced, treatment may involve less invasive procedures, including:
- Scaling
- Root planning
- Antibiotics post scaling and root planing
- Laser assisted pocket therapy
Laser assisted pocket therapy
Laser uses a specific wavelength that targets and destroys diseased tissue and bacteria from periodontal pockets. This results in less postoperative discomfort and faster recovery time.
Benefits of laser assisted pocket therapy:
- Patient Comfort: In addition to the laser’s increased accuracy and shortened treatment time, it also eliminates or minimizes any discomfort (pain) during and after therapy
- Minimally invasive
- Safe
- Precise
- Takes fewer appointments
- Faster recovery
- Promotes tissue regrowth
