A guide to the treatment
Gum disease treatment,
An assessment that distinguishes early gum inflammation from more advanced disease, and treatment matched precisely to what is found.
Gum disease has stages. Gingivitis is the first: gums inflamed, occasionally bleeding, generally reversible once the cause is removed and home care improves. Left unaddressed, it can progress to periodontitis, a stage that reaches the bone supporting the teeth. Assessment begins with measurement, the depth of the gum around each tooth, establishing precisely where matters stand before any treatment is proposed.
Treatment study · Porcelain · 01Why it is done
Gum disease treatment
A measured baseline
Depth readings around each tooth distinguish healthy tissue from inflamed, and inflamed from advanced, replacing assumption with a precise record.
The reversible stage, treated as such
Gingivitis responds well to treatment and consistent home care. Addressed early, the tissue generally returns to health.
The advanced stage, held in check
Periodontitis cannot be cured. It is managed, stabilised, its progress slowed through treatment and maintenance over time.
How it happens
An assessment that distinguishes early gum inflammation from more advanced disease, and treatment matched precisely to what is found.
Measure
Bleeding, recession and any looseness are recorded around each tooth, establishing the extent of disease before treatment is planned.
Clean beneath the gum
Root surfaces below the gum line are cleaned, local anaesthetic applied where warranted, the work divided across visits where extent requires it.
Reassess
Once healing has occurred, measurements are repeated. What has improved, and what still needs attention, becomes clear.
Questions before a decision
Gum disease is often silent in its early stages. An assessment holds value even where nothing feels amiss. Bleeding on brushing, however minor, is not a neutral sign.
Gingivitis or periodontitis, what is the difference?
Gingivitis is early and generally reversible, confined to the gum tissue. Periodontitis is advanced, reaching the bone supporting the teeth, and is managed over time rather than reversed.
Is gum disease curable?
Gingivitis, generally yes, with treatment and consistent care. Periodontitis, no. It is stabilised, its progression slowed through ongoing care.
How is severity determined?
By measurement. Gum depth, bleeding, recession and mobility are recorded around each tooth, establishing which stage is present.
Is bleeding significant?
Yes. Rarely a neutral sign, and worth raising even without discomfort attached.
An assessment, first
Nothing proceeds until it has been examined properly.
Tell the team what has changed or what concerns you. Everything else, including whether treatment is even necessary, follows only after a proper look.
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