Non-Surgical Periodontal Maintenance

The American Dental Association released a startling statistic: four out of five adults will be affected by periodontal disease during their lifetime. Periodontal disease is also the number one reason for adult tooth loss. We need to take this seriously!

Your periodontal care will begin with a thorough examination of your gums by Dr. Cook. These examinations, repeated on a regular basis, will enable us to help you prevent periodontal disease before it starts. Today’s periodontal care focuses more on active prevention, and less on surgical correction.

Periodontal Treatment Options Include:

• Frequent preventative cleanings.
• Root planing or deep scaling.
• Identifying the correct toothbrush, toothpaste, mouth-rinses and flossing options for your mouth.
• Treatment of diseased areas with local antibiotics, anti-microbial medications, anti-microbial prescriptions, or non-prescription home rinses.

Cosmetic Periodontal Surgical Services:

Did you know that our referring periodontal specialists can cosmetically alter the level of your gum that shows when you smile? Smiles that have too much - or too little - gum showing can be aided by periodontal services to alter the gum levels to a more pleasing, healthier level.

Other Periodontal Surgical Services:

Smiles @ France also coordinates periodontal surgery with our referring periodontal surgical specialists for the grafting of bone and gum tissue to correct advanced periodontal destruction and for the placement of dental implants.