Advanced Periodontics to Prevent Bone and Teeth Loss

Do your gums bleed when you brush or floss? You could be suffering from periodontitis or periodontal disease. This may ultimately lead to destruction of gum tissue and bone which provide support to your teeth.

Periodontal disease is found to also have an effect on your general health and wellness. There is an increased evidence of a link between periodontal and systemic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, osteopenia, arthritis and pregnancy complications. Heavy plaque build-up and periodontitis in pregnant women is also associated with low birth weight. When left unattended it can result in bad breath, painful inflammation or loose teeth and even make extraction inevitable. The Bronte Village Mall Dental Office offers comprehensive periodontics to help you prevent and treat gum disease.

Our training and experience in periodontal care will help you prevent periodontitis or diagnose and treat it in an appropriate and timely manner.

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Why You May Need Periodontics?

Periodontal disease or periodontitis takes on many different forms.  Most often it is a result of bacterial infection of the gingiva (gums) which can cause painful abscesses, tooth and bone loss. Untreated gingivitis or gum disease can also advance to periodontitis. Here’s how it happens…

• When teeth are misaligned or you have malocclusion (a very common condition), it is difficult to remove plaque.
• With time, plaque spreads and grows below the gum line producing toxins that irritate the gums.
• The toxins stimulate a chronic inflammatory response which breaks down and destroys the tissues and bone that support your teeth.
• Gums separate from the teeth, forming pockets (spaces between the teeth and gums) that become infected.
• You may also notice halitosis, or bad breath.
• As the disease progresses, gum inflammation can get worse. Bacteria causes soft tissue to get damaged, gums recede further, pockets deepen tissue and bone loss occurs.
• The degenerative process often has what seem like mild symptoms but if not taken care of, tooth loss and / or extraction may become inevitable.

Schedule regular dental examinations for early detection of tooth / gum disease and ensure timely treatment and care.

How Our Periodontics Treatment Can Help

Having your gums examined at each dental visit is a good way to prevent periodontitis.

What we do here at Bronte Dental to help maintain healthy gums:

• Cleaning and scaling to remove tartar and any kind of build-up
• Pocket reduction to discourage growth of bacteria and allow gum to reattach to the bone
• Gum lift to restore gum line and reduce space where bacteria can hide
• Bone grafting/soft tissue (new materials, latest soft tissue) to restore lost bone and provide support for implants

Pain-sensitive patients can opt for sedation to reduce discomfort.

Call to arrange a periodontics consultation.
We work with most insurance companies and financing is also available.

The experienced periodontics team at Bronte Village Mall Dental Office will help you regain good oral health. Regularly checked and properly aligned teeth are key to avoiding periodontal disease. With timely orthodontics, your gums will “fit” tightly around your well aligned teeth. You will find it easier to brush and floss reducing plaque build-up and tooth decay. In the future, you will not have to worry about expensive specialized dental procedures to repair tooth chipping, breaking and wear. It will also ease the stress on the supporting jaw bone and joints as age advances.

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