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Periodontal Disease
Periodontal Treatment in Kankakee, Oak Brook & Frankfort, IL
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Periodontal Maintenance
After Dr. Dominik Dubravec completes the active phase of periodontal treatment, your periodontal disease will be under control.
They will provide you with a personalized maintenance program of care to keep your gums healthy. Maintenance therapy is an ongoing program designed to prevent disease in the gum tissues and bone supporting your teeth.
Adherence to a program of conscientious home oral care and regularly scheduled maintenance therapy visits with your dentist and our periodontal office will give you an excellent chance of keeping your teeth for your lifetime.
Scaling & Root Planing
The initial stage of treatment for periodontal disease is usually a thorough cleaning that may include scaling and root planing.
The objective of these non-surgical procedures is to remove etiologic agents such as dental plaque and tartar, or calculus, which cause gingival inflammation and disease.
Scaling and root planing can be used as a stand-alone treatment, or a preventative measure. They are commonly performed on cases of gingivitis and moderate to severe periodontal disease.
Osseous Surgery
Osseous surgery, sometimes referred to as pocket reduction surgery or gingivectomy, refers to a number of different surgeries aimed at gaining access to the tooth roots to remove tartar and disease-causing bacteria.
- Reducing bacterial spread:
- Bacteria from the mouth can spread throughout the body and cause other life-threatening conditions such as heart disease and respiratory disease. Removing deep tartar and thereby bacteria can help reduce the risk of bacteria spreading.
- Preventing bone loss:
- The immune system’s inflammatory response prompted by periodontal bacteria can lead to bone loss in the jaw region, and cause teeth to fall out. Osseous surgery seeks to stop periodontal disease before it progresses to this level.
- Enhancing the smile:
- Mouths plagued with periodontal disease are often unsightly. Brown gums, rotting teeth, and ridge indentations can leave a person feeling depressed and too self-conscious to smile. Fortunately, osseous surgery can help reduce bacteria and disease and thereby restore your mouth to its former radiance, while restoring confidence at the same time.
- Facilitating home care:
- As the gum pocket deepens, it can become nearly impossible to brush and floss adequately. Osseous surgery reduces the pocket size, making it easier to brush and floss, and thereby prevent further periodontal disease.
Gingivectomy
The gum tissue can be very thick and large covering the tooth surface making the teeth look short. This can happen because of medications, the bone that extends too close to the surface of the teeth, or inflammation due to gum disease.
Frenectomy
A frenum is a naturally occurring muscle attachment, normally seen between the front teeth (either upper or lower).
What is a Frenectomy?
It connects the inner aspect of the lip with the gum. A lack of attached gingiva, in conjunction with a high (closer to the biting surface) frenum attachment, which exaggerates the pull on the gum margin, can result in recession.
Additionally, an excessively large frenum can prevent the teeth from coming together resulting in a gap between the front teeth. If pulling is seen or the frenum is too large to allow the teeth to come together, the frenum is surgically released from the gum with a frenectomy. A frenectomy is simply the surgical removal of a frenum.
When Orthodontic treatment is planned or initiated, the removal of an abnormal frenum, with or without a gingival graft, can increase stability and improve the success of the final orthodontic result.
Dr. Dominik Dubravec will first anesthetize the area to be treated. The muscle attachment is then surgically released and sutured in a more optimum position. This is a very conservative procedure.
Periodontal Laser Therapy
Another recent development in periodontal treatment is the use of a laser to regenerate tissue. Utilizing the body’s own natural ability to “heal itself," Dr. Dominik Dubravec utilizes the PerioLase™ for the Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure (LANAP™).
Performed without a scalpel and sutures, LANAP™ creates an environment for regeneration of the tissues around your teeth (gum, bone, cementum, ligament) that are lost due to periodontal disease.
The laser therapy works by targeting only diseased gum, which it discerns by the color. Diseased gums are darker than healthy gums. The laser is then used to agitate the healthy tissue, encouraging it to reattach to the bone.
Because of the regrowth of this connective tissue, there is also a much lower chance of gum disease returning than with traditional surgery.
Due to the ability of the laser to target and remove only diseased tissue, Dr. Dominik Dubravec are able to help restore you to health with no post-operative pain and fewer side effects and risks than traditional surgery.
Gummy Smile Treatment
Sometimes teeth are covered with too much gum tissue. When this occurs, Dr. Dominik Dubravec can reshape any excess to expose more of the natural tooth – thus lengthening the crown.
This procedure can be done to one tooth, to even your gum line or to several teeth to expose a natural, vibrant smile. Whether you have crown lengthening to improve function or esthetics, patients often receive the benefits of both.
A beautiful new smile and improved periodontal health – your keys to smiling, eating and speaking with comfort and confidence.
For more information about gum grafting, please call Dr. Dominik Dubravec DDS, MMSc, PC today.
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