Gum Disease Treatment

Scaling is a non-surgical approach where dental plaque and tartar deposits on the tooth and beneath the gums will remove using a scaler. Although it’s a common practice to scrape away deposits, at our Buford Dental Office manually, we use state-of-the-art ultrasonic dental cleaners, which use ultrasound vibrations to break up dental calculus. Root planning removes rough spots on the tooth root where the germs gather and help remove bacteria that contribute to the disease. This gum disease treatment helps gum tissues to heal and gum pockets to shrink with the help of prescribed medications. A deep cleaning helps prevent gum disease from spreading, and it may be able to reverse the signs of gingivitis, which is the earliest stage of gum disease.

Surgery will be needed if deep cleaning procedures and medications do not cure gum disease. We will send you to a periodontist, who may do flap surgery to remove tartar deposits from deep pockets or to reduce the periodontal pocket and make it easier for the patient, dentist, and hygienist to keep the area clean. A bone and tissue grafting procedure may be needed if the disease has destroyed part of the bone and the existing gums are too diseased to sew back together.