The key to lifelong healthy teeth is to care for both our teeth and our supporting bone and gums. Gum disease, also known as periodontal disease, is a chronic, inflammatory, bacterial infection that threatens gum tissue health and poses a significant risk to a patient's overall systemic health.
What is periodontal disease?
Periodontal disease is the number one cause of tooth loss in adults. Think of periodontal disease as a gum and bone disease. When bacterial biofilm (plaque) grows around the gum line of your teeth, your body's initial protective response is to become inflamed, red, puffy, and bleeding upon brushing or flossing. This inflammation is your body's natural defense to reject and contain foreign objects and infectious agents. If this condition is not addressed, the bacteria become more destructive and begin eating away at the gum tissue and the bone anchoring the root of the tooth. If left untreated, this condition leads to loose teeth, gum recession, bad breath, and eventually tooth loss.
Medical research has confirmed that gum tissue breakdown serves as a portal for dangerous bacteria and their toxic byproducts to enter the patient's blood stream, causing potentially harmful effects to the rest of the organs. Maintaining the good health of your gums and bone will not only help you keep your teeth for a lifetime, but will also help prevent and control systemic diseases including heart disease, stroke, and diabetes.
Periodontal Therapy Procedures at Main Street Dentists
Periodontal therapy at Main Street Dentists includes cutting-edge techniques to maximize the health of the tissues that support the teeth, gums, and bone, and prevent tooth loss.
Scaling and Root Planing
This deep-cleaning oral treatment uses a variety of dental instruments customized for the patient to remove bacterial toxins from the teeth and root surfaces in the areas of infection.
EMS AIRFlOW® Therapy
EMS AIRFLOW® Therapy is an advanced biofilm management system uniquely designed to reach and gently remove biofilm on even the most difficult and delicate oral surfaces. Using a mixture of air, water and low abrasive powders, EMS AIRFLOW® Therapy offers biofilm removal, aids in the reduction of inflammation, and works to prevent oral diseases ranging from gingivitis to periodontitis.
An Individualized Protocol for Each Patient
Periodontal disease is a chronic condition. We partner with our patients to achieve successful management of this disease. We start with determining the offending bacteria in our patient’s mouth, so we can develop a treatment plan to address the ones causing the most damage. This begins with Oral Salivary Testing. Based on each patient's unique lab results, we’ll recommend prescription and over the counter medications, as well as dental hygiene procedures, to address your gum disease.
Home Care is Key
We'll motivate and support you to do the home care required each day to remove dental plaque and manage your periodontal disease.
Let Main Street Dentists partner with you to have the healthiest teeth and gums possible!
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Drs. John and Kate Schacherl are general dentists who perform a wide variety of restorative, orthodontic, and cosmetic procedures for their practice patients at Main Street Dentists, 105 North Main Street, Verona, WI. Procedures performed include Traditional and Airway Orthodontics, including palate expansion, CandidPro® Clear Aligners, Tongue-tie Releases, Myofunctional Therapy, AIRFLOW® Polisher Guided Biofilm Therapy, Tooth Whitening, Dental Implants, CEREC® Same-Day Crowns, Curodont® Tooth Repair, and safer Porcelain and Tooth-colored Fillings.
are general dentists who perform a wide variety of restorative, orthodontic, and cosmetic procedures for their practice patients at Main Street Dentists, 105 North Main Street, Verona, WI. Procedures performed include Traditional and Airway Orthodontics, including palate expansion, CandidPro® Clear Aligners, Tongue-tie Releases, Myofunctional Therapy, AIRFLOW® Polisher Guided Biofilm Therapy, Tooth Whitening, Dental Implants, CEREC® Same-Day Crowns, Curodont® Tooth Repair, and safer Porcelain and Tooth-colored Fillings.
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