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Everyone wants to feel confident about the appearance of their teeth. A beautiful smile can make a huge difference in how you perceive yourself and the image you project onto others. The good news is that you can work toward your dream smile with a wide variety of dental treatments, like replacing your teeth with dental implants. However, if you have gum disease, you may need to put this on hold. You need to have healthy gum tissue before you can commit to dental implants. Read on to learn more about gum disease and how it can be treated.
Why Do I Need Gum Disease Treatment Before My Dental Implant Placement?
Gum disease needs to be completely eliminated before you can have elective dental work completed. The health of your smile is your periodontist’s number one priority. On top of that, dental implants are unlikely to be successful if you have an active infection in your mouth. After the infections of the gums have been eliminated, you can continue planning your dental implant treatment.
What Are the Symptoms of Gum Disease?
Gum disease is the result of inflammation and infection of the gum tissue and bones that surround and support the teeth. When the infection is left untreated, it can progress, causing you to experience you to experience various issues, like:
- Swollen gums
- Painful chewing
- Tooth sensitivity
- Halitosis
- Bleeding or tender gums
- Gum recession
- Loose teeth
- Tooth loss
How Does Gum Disease Treatment Work?
After examining your smile, your periodontist will construct a treatment plan that works best for you. This may include a deep cleaning, or scaling and root planing. This typically takes place over the course of two appointments. To remove plaque and tartar, your dental team will start by scaling your teeth with dental tools. We will target the gumline and below where the bacteria build up.
After the scaling portion of the procedure is complete, we will move on to the root planing portion of the treatment. This is when we smooth down sections of the teeth beneath the gumline. This helps the gums to better adhere to the teeth, speeding up the healing process by making it more difficult to develop gum disease in the future.
Getting dental implants is exciting, but you need to begin with a healthy foundation. By seeking gum disease treatment first, you can look forward to beautiful results.
About the Practice
At Utah Implants & Periodontics, Dr. Rob Wood and Dr. Al Long work together to treat patients in the Salt Lake City area. With their combined experience and experience, patients can have pretty much any of their periodontal needs met under one roof. To learn more about gum disease treatment or to schedule an appointment, visit his website or call (801) 322-5032.