Initial Periodontal Assessment
(£174 lasting approx. 60 minutes)
A full mouth assessment to establish severity of disease. Measurements are taken at six points around each tooth. This will give an indication as to the level of bone that has been lost and provide base level measurements to refer back to. Emphasis at this appointment will be on the part you play in helping to treat the disease.
It is very important that the bacterial load in your mouth is reduced. The plaque in your mouth contains bacteria which cause gum disease.
In the earlier stages of gum disease, the treatment involves scaling and root surface debridement, which is removing plaque and calculus in the pockets around the tooth and smoothing the root surfaces. In most cases of early gum disease, scaling and root debridement combined with proper daily cleaning are all that are required to bring gums back to health. A tailored oral health regime and advice on the right products for your mouth will be given to get you started in preparation for the treatment stage. We will also begin cleaning your teeth but further appointments, in most cases, will be necessary unless the disease is mild and localised.
More advanced cases may require surgical treatment to remove calculus from deep pockets around the teeth, shrink the pockets, smooth the root surfaces and re-arrange gum tissue to make it easier to clean.
Periodontal Treatments
(£174 lasting approx. 60 minutes)
Multiple appointments will be necessary. We will start with an initial appointment where we will plan your treatment. At this appointment we will discuss how many appointments will be necessary. 1-4 appointments depending on the severity of the disease. We will also start cleaning above the gum line to facilitate oral hygiene and give tailored advice to use at home to initiate healing.
Each appointment will last 60 minutes and the number of appointments will depend on the number of teeth to be treated and whether local anesthetic is required. It is important to have the plaque and calculus deposits removed from under the gum so that the healing process will not be hindered. This is not something that can be completed at home.