Periodontics
Get a healthy mouth with Periodontics in Dallas
For every person, their smile is different and each smile consists of pearly white teeth and the right amount of healthy pink gums to show off. Your gums are part of periodontal structure. What is to be done when your gums need extra help? This is when you need a periodontist.
Periodontists are also dentists who are specialized in preventing, diagnosing and treating of gum or periodontal diseases. They get substantial training in these areas, which includes three additional years of education apart from regular dental schooling. As they are specialists in this area, they are the most experts in the latest techniques and techniques in treating gum diseases. They recognise the early stages of gum inflammation so that it doesn't get out of hand.
Do your gums bleed when you brush or floss your teeth? Have your gums and teeth started becoming sore or teeth started to shift? If yes, these can be the early signs of gum diseases when bacteria inside your mouth starts infecting the tissues around the roots of your teeth. The most common symptoms are bleeding or sore gums, but you can get gum diseases without any signs also. It is a risk linked an can even lose your teeth and or have serious issues with your gums and jawbones. It's also linked to other health conditions like heart diseases and diabetes.
To prevent gum diseases, the best you can do is regularly brush, floss and professional cleaning to remove plaque and tartar. If there are early signs of gum diseases, you require periodontics treatment in Dallas. We at Atlantis Dental provides a wide range of periodontal disease treatments and periodontics in Dallas to provide prevention to the damaged teeth and provide a healthy mouth.
Non-Surgical Procedure
Professional dental cleaning
– While you get a dental checkup, your dentist will eliminate the plaque and tartar surrounding the gum line of the teeth. If you are found with signs of gum diseases, you are suggested to get professional cleaning twice a year. For a person who has gum diseases, it's a preventive measure.
Scaling and root planing
– This non-surgical procedure which involves deep cleaning under a local anesthetic. In this procedure, plaque and tartar from above and below the gum line are removed away (scaling) and coarse spots on teeth are smoothed (planing). This helps in eliminating bacteria and thus provides a clean surface to the gums.
Surgical Procedure
Wisdom Teeth Extraction
– also known as third molars can often cause trouble when they come in especially when there is not enough space in the mouth for them. Wisdom teeth can get infected and cause pain or discomfort. If you are experiencing any pain from wisdom teeth, our dental recommend extractions, please contact our office.
Socket preservation
– If your tooth is removed, a risk emerges that the bone which surrounds the empty socket can shrink which can cause the socket to collapse which will change the appearance of your gums or will red allow the replace of dental implants in the future. So to avoid this and preserving the socket, we use a bone graft or another method.
Bone grafting
– If due to infection your bone tissue has been damaged or your bone tissue is to be rebuilt, we perform bone grafting wherein the grafted bone tissue is placed in the area we want.
Frenectomy
– Frenectomy is a procedure, where it is used to loosen or remove the connective tissue which is short or restrictive between the floor of your mouth and tongue. This can lead to discomfort or pain.
Gum grafting
– If the tissue of your gums is damaged due to injuries, infections or surgery, it can be restored by grafting of new gums over the damaged area.
Crown lengthening
– This is a procedure used in restorations of teeth through the crown, filling or other restorations.
If you are experiencing any symptoms of gum disease, visit us at Atlantis Care and get the best periodontal treatments in Dallas. We aim to restore the oral health of you and your family and provide a healthy smile.
