Periodontal Maintenance
Periodontal maintenance involves removing plaque and tartar from above and below the gumline using ultrasonic scaling.
Improved oral hygiene. Gum disease can start as gingivitis and quickly turn into periodontitis if you are susceptible.
If you’re concerned about gum disease, please contact us to book an assessment. Our team are here to help.
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 it 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 needing more extensive dental treatment in the future.
Book a hygiene appointment
Even if you haven’t had a clean in years, it’s never too late to treat your teeth.
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 and location of the gum disease, so you can focus your cleaning. Our hygiene therapists will clean above and below the gumline to remove tartar so the gums can start to heal – but with oral hygiene, home care is key, and our team will stress this.
The British Society of Periodontology recommends that you are reviewed every three months if you have gum disease. We will continue to measure and clean until the gums have healed. There is also the option of using PerioChip, which uses chlorhexidine to help reduce the amount of bacteria in the pockets; our clinicians will discuss this with you if you are suitable.
