A Recommended Treatment If You Want to Prevent Gum Disease from Worsening

Attach the word “disease” to a condition and it changes your perspective. Your gums, like your teeth are vulnerable to disease.

In fact, periodontal (gum) disease is the leading cause of adult tooth loss. Your risk increases the longer you allow harmful plaque and tartar to remain and build-up on your tooth surfaces.

There’s a solution that helps you stay ahead of progressive gum disease before it does more damage to your gum tissue and your teeth.

Where gum disease thrives

Certain areas of your mouth are most vulnerable to the progression of gum disease. Between your teeth and gums are gaps that are often referred to as “pockets.”

Bacteria thrive within the plaque and tartar that is allowed to build-up in them. This “hiding place” is where tissue damage begins to occur.

Because these areas between your teeth and gum tissue are deeper you’ll easily miss them when brushing and flossing. This requires an additional procedure to eliminate the heavy accumulation of plaque and tartar containing bacteria.

The deeper issue and what to do about it

It’s essential to stay current with your dental examinations and teeth cleanings. These appointments two times per year provide the necessary observation, diagnosis, and treatment to prevent tartar build-up.

Once tartar has hardened and accumulated within your tooth and gum pockets you will require a deeper cleaning procedure known as scaling and root planing.

This procedure is non-surgical. It’s effective for removing the hardened build-up of tartar and plaque using ultra-sonic technology that can reach beneath your gum line.

Scaling and root planing also smooths your tooth roots. This helps prevent oral bacteria from having an adequate surface to occupy.

Stay consistent with your at-home dental hygiene by brushing and flossing daily and preferably after meals. Schedule your dental examinations and teeth cleanings two times per calendar year.

And if you have been diagnosed with gum disease follow the recommended treatment that includes scaling and root planing. Removing heavy tartar and plaque build-up beneath your gum line can slow the disease.

Contact your Roswell dentist about any issues you’re having with your gums. Schedule a dental examination and teeth cleaning for a thorough observation of your gum health.