Periodontal Maintenance
Diagnosing Gum Disease
Screening for gum disease is carried out at every examination. If you have an area of concern, our highly skilled team will locate it and show you where this is,. Where appropriate, we will refer you to one of our in-house Hygiene Therapists, who have advanced expertise in gum care. they can carry out a thorough clean and provide tailored oral health advice to help you get the most out of your home care routine. This proactive approach can significantly reduce the likelihood of requiring more extensive dental treatment in the future.
Further Treatment
Further treatment involves measuring the pockets in six areas around each tooth. This gives both our team and you a good idea of the extent of the gum disease, where it is, so you can focus your cleaning. Our Hygiene Therapists will clean above and below to remove tarter, so the gums can start to heal, but with oral hygiene – homecare is key and our team will stress this.
It is recommended that you are reviewed every three months by the British Society of Periodontolgy if you have gum disease. We will continue to measure and clean until the gums have healed. There is also an option to use “periochip” to help keep the pockets clear of bacteria which uses chlorhexidine to help reduce the amount of bacteria in the pockets but are clinicians will discuss this with you if you are suitable.