Gum Treatment

Gum Treatment is the elimination of disease and the germs that cause it from around the teeth. The goal of a cleaning is to help you maintain your health teeth and gums by cleaning off the tartar that is formed when plaque (or germs) is allowed to stay on the teeth. Tartar remains on the teeth and is rough which makes it harder to clean off more plaque which forms more tartar. After the germs spread under the gums, periodontal disease spreads more rapidly. The only cure is to remove the plaque, tartar and germs. Sometimes antibiotics are used and sometimes surgery is required to get to all of the tartar deep under the gums. In the early stages, a root planning or deep cleaning may be all that is required to stop the progression of the disease.

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