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No matter how well you care for your teeth, you may still be suffering from gum disease. And, because it's sometimes painless and nearly invisible in its earlier stages, it most often requires a professional eye to make a diagnosis.
After a comprehensive periodontal screening, if gum disease is present, your Highland Dental Centre team may recommend non-surgical gum therapy.
The top three non-surgical gum disease treatments are local medication, curettage, and root-planning. All can be done in our office, and you may be given local anesthesia to keep you comfortable.
No matter which treatment or combination of treatments your dentist chooses, keep in mind that the treatment will likely take place over time, as your dentist tries a treatment and then assesses its effectiveness.
Localized Medication: Once the area of bacteria and plaque accumulation below the gum line has been identified, medication may be administered directly into the affected areas as a first step toward thwarting the gum disease.
Curettage: When your gum is diseased, the tissues around your tooth can show signs of chronic irritation and inflammation. In the process of curettage, we will remove the infected gum tissue so that new, healthy gum tissue can grow.
Root-Planning: Sometimes, gum disease affects the surface of your tooth’s root. Root Planning is when we give your soft tissue a chance to heal from its disease by removing and smoothing small amounts of the infected root surface.
If the treatments described above do not sufficiently address your gum disease, the Highland Dental Centre team may refer you to a periodontist, who will be able to surgically remove the diseased tissue, allowing proper healing to occur.
Brighten your smile at Highland Dental Centre in New Glasgow.