Gum
Treatments (Periodontal Disease, or pyorrhea):
The gums and soft tissue of our mouth support the bone which holds our
teeth, much like a foundation to a house. If we lose the
foundation due to
rotten wood or termites, we lose our house. If the
bacteria that causes gum disease is left unchecked, we will lose the
foundation for our teeth; which will then cause them to
become loose, bleed, give us bad
breath, etc. Gum disease is totally painless
until it is too late to save our teeth.
For severe cases of Gum disease and
recession we have an in house periodontist, Dr. Charles Goodman that
comes to our office once every two months for the convenience of our
patients.
Below is a picture of a patient with severe gum disease. We did a
deep cleaning and look at the difference
in the two sides a couple of weeks later.
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on an
image for a close up. Click image for close-up
Look
what a deep cleaning did a couple of weeks later.
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