Forest Dental Care promotes healthy oral hygiene practices and understand the significance of periodontics–an area of dentistry focused on issues pertaining to supporting structures of teeth–for
your oral wellbeing. We focus on periodontics as part of this endeavor and take seriously any issue impacting them.
Periodontics, or periodontology, refers to two Greek terms meaning around and tooth respectively. As part of dentistry’s comprehensive range of treatment services for bone loss, gum recession and periodontal (gum) conditions (all diseases which impact surrounding tissues of teeth), periodontics encompasses treatments designed for these issues as well as many others that impact these tissues surrounding teeth.
Periodontist and Dentist:
General dentists or family dentists mainly perform restorative and preventive dental work like routine cleanings of teeth, fillings, and restoration such as bridges and crowns. Periodontists on the other hand specialize in gum care – treating conditions which impact supporting structures for your teeth such as your gums and jawbone.
When to Seek Out A Periodontist:
An experienced periodontist could become necessary due to any number of reasons, from gum grafts and bone grafts, frenectomies or frenectomy procedures being beyond the scope of general dentist work. After recovery has taken place from such procedures, patients can return to their dentist of choice for continued treatments.
Periodontal patients suffering from gum disease could require long-term attention from a periodontist and dentist to ensure optimal periodontal health. Should that be your case, working together they’ll ensure comprehensive treatments tailored towards improving oral wellbeing.
Periodontist: What They Do
Periodontists specialize in treating conditions relating to both the periodontium and surrounding tissue that holds your teeth together, including gums (gingiva), periodontal ligament (fibers connecting your teeth to jawbone) and cementum (calcified tissues that cover tooth roots), as well as alveolar bone (part of jawbone which houses sockets for your teeth).
Forest Dental Care’s periodontists are experienced experts. Forest Dental Care specializes in periodontal care as well as root planning and scaling procedures as well as various forms of
periodontal surgery, implant placement services and offering sedation to ensure patient comfort during treatments.
Maintaining healthy gums is just as essential to overall dental wellbeing, so when your general dentist refers you to a specialist in periodontics don’t be put off; that means it is an opportunity to fix and enhance oral health!
Forest Dental Care’s Periodontics Services will assist in keeping your dental overall health optimal; get in touch with our highly knowledgeable team at 020 8521 3777, who are on hand to offer advice and assist in keeping it so. We look forward to supporting our valued customers to achieve optimal oral wellbeing!
