We are proud to deliver comprehensive periodontal treatment options right here in Saugus, MA. To our team, it’s not just about making your gums healthier and more beautiful — we want to change your life.
Fight Gum Disease & Protect Your Health
Did you know that gum infection and gum disease can wreak havoc on your entire body? Bacteria that enter the body through the gums have been proven by medical research to increase your risk of:
- Pancreatic cancer
- Osteoporosis
- Diabetes and diabetic complications
- Heart disease, hypertension, and stroke
- Difficulty getting pregnant and then pregnancy complications
At Dental Arts of Saugus, our gum disease experts will help you take control of your health and avoid the dangers of untreated gum disease. We’ve invested in the latest technology that allows us to fight gum disease and gum infection without painful surgery. You’ll love the periodontal treatment options available to you.
You can count on Dental Arts of Saugus to help you with your gum health and your overall whole-body health. We firmly believe in the mouth-body connection and are happy to help you with proactive oral care as well as help you deal with issues that need the attention of a skilled dentist or periodontist.
You’re in good hands here.
What Is Periodontal Disease?
Periodontal disease, or gum disease, starts from plaque build-up on the teeth. The harmful bacteria in plaque irritate the gums, causing gum infections, redness, swelling, and bleeding when brushing, flossing, or chewing. If left untreated, bone loss, receding gums, and tooth loss from the active bacterial infection can happen.
No need for a referral to another dental office. At Dental Arts of Saugus, our doctor and dental hygienists work together to identify and treat gum disease early to help patients keep and maintain healthy teeth.
If it’s time for your dental hygiene visit or if you would like your local dentist to check the health of your gums, visit Dental Arts of Saugus. Schedule an appointment today.
Periodontal Disease Progression
There are several stages of gum disease, Gingivitis, which is the early stage of gum disease, to slight, moderate, and advanced periodontitis. Gingivitis or early gum disease is treatable and, in many cases, reversible with the non-invasive hygiene visit. This procedure is called gingivitis therapy. Periodontal therapy is a “deep cleaning” that targets the area above and below your gum line, where flossing and brushing cannot reach. Our qualified dental hygienists and dentists will remove the plaque, calculus (tartar), and bacteria hiding below the gum line and on the surface of the teeth. By eliminating the bacteria, swelling will decrease. Most, if not all, bleeding will stop, and the gum tissue will reattach to the teeth, preventing further bone and tooth loss.
In advanced periodontitis, treatment may require gum surgery along with regenerative procedures to help restore lost gum tissue or bone grafting to help regenerate and stabilize the bone. Regular dental check-ups and cleaning can help catch the disease early and safeguard against the progression of gum disease to an advanced stage.
Periodontal treatment methods depend upon the type and severity of the disease. Your dentist and dental hygienist at Dental Arts of Saugus will evaluate for periodontal disease and recommend the appropriate gum disease treatment.
Gum Treatment
Depending on the stage of gum disease or periodontal disease, gum treatment ranges from non-invasive therapy that controls the growth of bacteria, to surgery, that restores supportive tissues. Your overall health and length of the gum disease will determine which treatment is best for you.
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Non-Surgical Gum Treatment
- Professional dental cleaning – removes plaque and tartar from above and below the gum line.
- Scaling and root planing – under local anesthetic, plaque, and tartar is removed and scraped away (scaling), and teeth that have rough spots are smoothed (planing).
Typically, scaling and planing will treat gum disease. However, surgical treatment is needed when unhealthy tissue around the teeth cannot be restored without surgery.
- Flap surgery/pocket reduction
- Bone grafts
- Soft tissue grafts
- Guided tissue regeneration
- Bone surgery