Scaling and Root Planning

Here at Brentwood Dental Spa in Los Angeles:

Your Dental Hygiene is top priority. To detect gum disease; the Doctor performs a procedure to measure your gum pockets (called perio probing).

This specific measurement tool determines how severe the depth of the periodontal pocket is.

When food is left on teeth bacteria particles can harden into a material called calculus; calculus harbors below the gum line to stay put on your roots unless scaled off (of the teeth/root(s)). Calculus can eat away at the bone level. Not addressing periodontal issues can significantly affect your health overtime and if not treated periodontal disease can cause significant bone loss causing tooth mobility (to loosen teeth).

But don’t stress. There are so many technological advancements to improving your periodontal (gum) pocket more than just maintaining pockets with what scaling and root planing can only do. To minimize those unwanted pockets.

Technology advancements we provide that come along side with scaling and root planing treatment:

• ARESTIN ®

This medication is placed with ease inside an infected periodontal pocket.

In Clinical studies, ARESTIN®:

• Reduces the the size/depth of the periodontal pocket
• Kills Bacteria and helps heal the area
• Reduces Bleeding on probing of the gums for future visits

With ARESTIN® your periodontal health will be successful to improve.

Technology advancements we provide that come along side with scaling and root planing treatment:

• Laser Therapy

Laser treatment can remove unwanted unhealthy gum tissue. Benefits include being an antibacterial treatment that helps aid to reattach the healthy tissue back on the root of the tooth (after scaling and root planing is performed).

Laser Therapy:

It’s simple; it’s easy and painless.

In conclusion:

Scaling and Root Planing may require additional therapy including:

• Targeted Laser Therapy
• Radiographs
• Medications like an antibacterial rinse (irrigation) and/or ARESTIN ®
• Periodontal Maintenance program to ensure that your dental health is taken care of on a more frequent basis with more than just the standard routine cleaning after Scaling and Root Planing is performed

Set up an initial complementary consultation today.

Book an appointment today with Brentwood Dental Spa
Los Angeles.