Vancouver WA Dental - Gum Scaling

Gum disease is also known as periodontal disease in which the gums (the bone around the teeth and deeper supporting tissue) become inflamed and infected. It usually starts with plaque and a sticky white substance that covers the teeth. It forms bacterial in the mouth mixed with salvia residing from sugar and food in your diet. 
Following are some effective treatment that periodontist use for the cure of patients diagnosed with varieties of gum diseases. The duration and type of the treatment for each gum disease is based on the stage, duration and overall health of the teeth. Different techniques like non-surgical and surgical therapies are involved to control the bacterial growth and restore supportive tissue. 


Procedures involved in Non-surgical treatments 

These procedures do not involve any type of complex surgical therapy. The periodontal health is achieved in a cost-effective and invasive manner. Non-surgical treatments include root planning, and scaling followed by some adjunctive therapy like host modulation and local deliver antimicrobials needed according to the type of case. 

Professional cleaning treatment: In this process, a dentist tries to clean the tartar and plaque from the teeth. Plaque is a yellow color cover that hardens the surface of teeth. A professional dentist can easily remove it from the bottom and upper line of teeth. Dentist usually recommends a professional dental cleaning for plaque removal twice a year. 

Root planning and scaling: it is a non-surgical and deep- cleaning method performed by a local anesthetic. The benefits of having root planning treatment is that it scrapes away all tartar and plaque from teeth. Root planning usually smooths the roots of the teeth and eliminates the chance of bacteria growth so that gums can strengthen their hold over the teeth. The needs of scaling and root planning are recommended when you usually have plaque and tartar over your teeth.