Periodontic Treatments

Gum disease, in its beginning stages, will cause red, inflamed gums that bleed easily. This stage is known as gingivitis. If periodontal disease progresses, infection will set in, and tissue and bone can be destroyed. Pockets will form between the teeth and gums, and bacteria will take up residence in these pockets. Loss of teeth and bone can occur.

Our Burbank dentist is the one to turn to for proper periodontic treatments. Keeping gum disease from starting in the first place is best. But if periodontal disease has had the chance to begin, the proper procedures will clear up the infection and restore a healthy condition to diseased gums. Even in advanced cases, there are treatments that will be very effective.

For gum disease that has not yet progressed to the bone but is in the tissue, scaling and root planing will clean plaque and tartar from the surface of the teeth and help to clear up the infection. Special instruments, sometimes including lasers, will be used to clean the teeth and scrape away all traces of bacteria.

Gum disease has a destructive nature that becomes worse as the disease progresses. Our Burbank periodontist can treat gum disease in any of its stages to prevent the otherwise inevitable damage.

Burbank Periodontist

But if periodontal disease has advanced and reached the bone, our dentist in Burbank will perform oral surgery to take care of the infection. A pocket reduction is one type of procedure that is used to treat advanced cases of gum disease. When tissue and bone are being destroyed by infection, pockets form between the teeth and gums. In a pocket reduction, the gum tissue is folded back, bacteria are removed and the gum tissue is sutured in place. Wherever any damaged bone is present, rough edges will also be smoothed out, thus giving bacteria fewer places to hide.

If the gum line is uneven as a result of damage, our Burbank periodontist also has ways to fix the gums for a cosmetically appealing appearance. Receding gums can be filled out with grafting, and excess tissue can be effectively removed. Dental implants will replace any teeth that may be missing due to damage.

Do not allow gum disease to ravage your gums when our periodontist in Burbank can competently treat it.

Some of the symptoms of gum disease are red and swollen gums, bleeding while brushing and bad breath. Contact our periodontist in Burbank as soon as possible if you have any of these symptoms.