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Periodontal (gum) disease affects nearly half of American adults over 30, often progressing silently until it threatens not just your smile but your overall health. From early gingivitis to advanced periodontitis, this chronic inflammatory condition requires proper diagnosis and specialized treatment to prevent tooth loss and systemic health complications. At Park Smiles NYC, our expert team provides comprehensive periodontal care at all disease stages, using advanced techniques to restore gum health and protect your natural teeth.
Periodontal disease treatment encompasses a range of therapies designed to control gum inflammation, eliminate infection, halt disease progression, and restore damaged tissues when possible. This specialized branch of dentistry addresses the bacterial infections and inflammatory responses that affect the gums, periodontal ligament, and supporting bone structure surrounding your teeth.
Treatment approaches vary based on disease severity, progressing from non-surgical therapies for early-stage disease to more advanced surgical interventions for severe cases. Early treatment typically focuses on thorough cleaning below the gumline and improved home care, while advanced cases may require surgical pocket reduction, tissue regeneration, or bone grafting procedures to restore damaged supporting structures.
At Park Smiles NYC, our approach to periodontal treatment emphasizes early intervention, comprehensive care, and long-term maintenance. We utilize the latest diagnostic technology to assess your condition accurately, then develop personalized treatment plans that consider your specific situation, medical history, and risk factors. Our goal is not just to address active disease but to establish the conditions for ongoing periodontal health, protecting both your oral health and overall wellness through effective management of this chronic condition.
Don’t let gum disease threaten your smile and health. Our Manhattan specialists provide expert care that stops disease progression and restores periodontal health.
Comprehensive periodontal treatment halts active gum disease, eliminating infection and controlling inflammation that threatens your oral health. By addressing the disease process at its source, treatment resolves symptoms like bleeding, swelling, redness, and persistent bad breath while preventing further destruction of the supporting structures around your teeth. Many patients report significant improvement in comfort and confidence once active inflammation is controlled.
Beyond symptom management, effective periodontal therapy preserves the bone support essential for maintaining your natural teeth throughout life. Without proper treatment, progressive bone loss eventually leads to tooth loosening and loss. By stopping this destructive process, periodontal treatment helps you avoid the functional and aesthetic consequences of missing teeth, along with the significant expense and complexity of tooth replacement options like implants or bridges.
The benefits of periodontal treatment extend beyond your mouth to potentially impact overall health and systemic conditions. Research has established strong connections between gum disease and conditions including heart disease, diabetes, respiratory illness, and pregnancy complications. By reducing the bacterial load and inflammation in your oral tissues, periodontal therapy may reduce associated risks and improve management of these related health conditions.
With proper treatment and ongoing maintenance, most patients can achieve stable, long-term control of periodontal disease, even after significant previous damage. This stability provides peace of mind that your oral health is being effectively managed, reducing anxiety about tooth loss and oral health complications. The confidence that comes from knowing your condition is under control and your natural teeth are being preserved creates significant quality of life benefits beyond the clinical improvements.
At Park Smiles NYC, our sedation dentistry services are provided by our experienced team of specialists who understand the delicate balance between comfort and safety. Our professional staff includes board-certified dentists with advanced training in various sedation techniques, ensuring that your experience is both relaxing and secure. Dr. Krystle Kendall brings exceptional expertise in performing complex procedures under various sedation methods, ensuring that even extensive dental work can be completed comfortably.
Our sedation team remains at the forefront of advanced comfort dentistry, regularly updating their knowledge through continuing education in the latest sedation protocols and patient monitoring techniques. This commitment to excellence has made Park Smiles NYC a trusted provider for anxiety-free dental care in Manhattan. Throughout your sedation experience, our entire staff prioritizes your physical and emotional comfort, creating an environment where dental anxiety becomes a thing of the past.
At Park Smiles NYC, our periodontal treatment begins with exceptionally thorough diagnosis that looks beyond symptoms to identify underlying causes and risk factors. We utilize advanced digital periodontal charting that precisely documents pocket depths, recession, mobility, furcation involvement, and other critical measurements throughout your mouth. High-resolution digital radiography provides detailed images of bone levels with minimal radiation exposure, while specialized plaque identification techniques help visualize biofilm patterns affecting your gum health. We consider not just local factors but also systemic conditions, medications, and genetics that may influence your disease development and treatment response. This comprehensive assessment ensures that our treatment recommendations address your specific situation rather than following a one-size-fits-all approach.
We recognize that effective periodontal care must be tailored to each patient’s unique circumstances, disease presentation, and personal preferences. Our treatment plans consider factors such as disease severity, distribution pattern, risk factors, medical conditions, and your ability to perform specific home care techniques. For anxious patients, we offer comfort options including local anesthesia enhancements, nitrous oxide sedation, and even fully monitored sedation for complex procedures. We explain all available treatment approaches with their respective benefits and limitations, involving you as an active participant in treatment decisions. This personalized approach delivers more effective outcomes while ensuring treatment aligns with your specific needs and values.
Complex periodontal cases often involve multiple aspects of dental health requiring coordination between specialists. Our team works closely with your general dentist and other specialists when needed to ensure comprehensive, coordinated care. For patients with conditions affecting both periodontal health and tooth restoration needs, our collaborative approach ensures optimal sequencing of procedures for the best long-term results. In cases involving systemic health considerations, we communicate with your medical providers when appropriate to coordinate care. This integrated treatment philosophy addresses not just isolated periodontal issues but your complete oral health needs, providing more comprehensive and effective care, particularly for complex or multifaceted cases.
Periodontal disease often develops gradually with subtle early warning signs that are easy to overlook. Key indicators include: bleeding gums during brushing, flossing, or eating; persistent bad breath that doesn’t respond to oral hygiene measures; red, swollen, or tender gums; receding gums that make teeth appear longer; formation of spaces between teeth where none existed before; changes in your bite or the fit of partial dentures; loose or shifting teeth; and pus between teeth and gums. Many people dismiss bleeding as normal or caused by “brushing too hard,” but healthy gums don’t bleed with normal brushing and flossing. Early detection significantly improves treatment outcomes, so we recommend professional evaluation if you notice any of these warning signs. During your examination at Park Smiles NYC, we perform comprehensive periodontal screening to identify disease even in areas without obvious symptoms.
Research has established significant connections between periodontal disease and numerous systemic health conditions, creating what many healthcare professionals now recognize as a bidirectional relationship. The inflammatory processes and bacteria associated with gum disease can enter the bloodstream, potentially affecting distant organs and systems. Strong evidence links periodontal disease with increased risk of cardiovascular problems including heart attack and stroke, likely due to shared inflammatory pathways. For diabetic patients, periodontal inflammation can worsen blood sugar control, while diabetes simultaneously increases periodontal disease severity and progression. Other established connections include respiratory conditions, adverse pregnancy outcomes, rheumatoid arthritis, and emerging evidence suggests potential links to certain cancers and cognitive disorders including Alzheimer’s disease. These connections highlight why periodontal treatment may have benefits extending far beyond oral health, potentially impacting your overall wellness and management of other chronic conditions.
Periodontal maintenance visits are specialized appointments designed specifically for patients with a history of periodontal disease. These differ substantially from standard dental cleanings, providing more comprehensive care focused on disease prevention and monitoring. Each visit begins with a thorough reassessment of your periodontal health, including detailed measurements of pocket depths and evaluation of inflammation, bleeding, and other clinical indicators. We perform comprehensive professional cleaning that extends below the gumline, removing bacterial deposits from all tooth surfaces with special attention to areas previously affected by disease. Specialized instruments allow us to access deeper pockets that standard cleaning tools cannot reach effectively. We provide personalized guidance on home care techniques targeted to your specific needs, and periodically update diagnostic radiographs to evaluate bone levels. Most patients require these maintenance visits every 3-4 months initially, as research shows periodontal bacteria recolonize within 90 days after professional cleaning.
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Periodontal disease, or gum disease, is a bacterial infection that causes chronic inflammation of the gums and surrounding tissue. Some of the most common dental health concerns, periodontal disease is the cause of approximately 70% of adult tooth loss, affecting nearly 80% of people at some point in their life.
Almost anyone can get periodontal disease, which could go on for months before you notice symptoms. Being that it can cause permanent and extensive damage to your health, it’s important to understand its causes, how to detect early signs of the disease, and how to prevent and treat it.
Plaque, which is a sticky bacteria-filled film that forms on teeth, is recognized as the primary cause of periodontal disease. If plaque is not removed every day by brushing and flossing, it hardens into a rough, porous substance known as tartar or calculus. The bacteria in plaque produces toxins that cause the breakdown of the gum tissue, in turn causing gums to pull away from the teeth and creating pockets that fill with even more plaque, bacteria and toxins. As periodontal disease progresses, the pockets grow deeper and the plaque and bacteria move further down the tooth root, which destroys supporting bone. The affected teeth may loosen, fall out, or require extraction. Other factors that can cause periodontal/gum disease include:
While you’re brushing or flossing, you may notice warning signs such as red, swollen or tender gums. You may also notice bleeding gums. It’s important to note that there may not be any discomfort until the disease has reached an advanced stage – and that’s another reason why it’s so important to visit your dentist regularly for cleanings. Your dentist will monitor your oral health and help you identify and prevent problems before they become more serious.
Additional warning signs that you may have periodontal disease include:
The early stage of gum disease is called gingivitis. The primary effects of gingivitis on the body include tender and swollen gums that sometimes bleed. If the disease progresses, it can cause gum tissue to pull away from teeth, allowing bacteria to destroy the underlying bone supporting the teeth. This can cause painful lesions on the gums, loose teeth, and loss of bone structure.
The more advanced stage of gum or periodontal disease is called periodontitis. This stage commonly increases inflammation throughout the body, which in turn can be an underlying factor in diseases including heart disease, diabetes, dementia and rheumatoid arthritis.
Treatment for periodontal diseaseis performed by a periodontist. For those who do have periodontal disease, there are several nonsurgical options and surgical options for treatment. These include:
If periodontitis isn’t advanced, treatment may involve less invasive, nonsurgical procedures, including:
For those with advanced periodontitis, treatment may require surgical treatment, including:
Removing plaque through daily brushing and flossing as well as scheduling regular dental appointments for professional cleanings are the best ways to minimize your risk for gum disease. If necessary, your dentist can design a personalized program of home oral care to meet your needs.
In addition to home care and professional care by your dentist, it’s also important to eat a healthy diet that provides nutrients such as vitamins A and C to prevent gum disease. Starchy and sugary foods increase plaque and the prevalence of the disease. It’s also important to avoid cigarettes and smokeless tobacco, which may contribute to both gum disease as well as oral cancer.
At Park Smiles NYC, we offer a comprehensive array of dental services and specialties in the convenience of one office. Led by Dr. Ruben Cohen , a renowned board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon, our skilled and experienced team includes the top dentists, pediatric dentists, periodontist, orthodontist, endodontist, and anesthesiologists in New York.
If you notice any signs and symptoms of gingivitis, schedule an appointment with us at your earliest convenience. The sooner you seek care, the better your chances of reversing damage from gingivitis and preventing its progression to periodontitis.
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