Periodontal Therapy

The gums and bone surrounding your teeth are the foundation upon which everything is built. It is like the foundation to a home. The proper care and maintenance of your gums is critical in their health. Recent studies have found that 75-80% of the United States population has some form of disease or infection of their gums.

In the past the dental community almost accepted as fact the observation that patient’s gums bleed and that is the way it should be. Typically if a patient was diagnosed with gum disease or periodontal disease they were put through 2-4 visits of “deep cleaning.” While improvements were often seen, many times there was persistent infection and bleeding of the gums after this treatment. The patient was then often referred to a gum specialist or periodontist where they would get their gums cut down with surgery. This tends to be very uncomfortable and can be quite expensive.

These days things have changed quite a bit, and for the better. Dr. Hope and his exceptional hygiene team do not accept the line of thinking that it is okay for the gums to bleed. We make an analogy that likens the gums to your hair. If your head bled every time you combed or brushed your hair you would rush to the doctor. Yet people’s gums bleed when they brush and floss but don’t think anything of it. Bleeding is a sign of infection and an unhealthy condition.

By having the leaders in Periodontal Care come to our office and provide hands-on training to our entire TEAM and by adding new technologies like Laser Therapy and antibiotic therapy we have truly evolved our Periodontal Paradigm. The results we are able to achieve now is nothing short of amazing. Our goal is total health and we strive to achieve it. The results are more comfortable and more affordable care with health being the end result.