Gum Treatment
Periodontal Flap Surgery
Periodontal(gum) infection can cause pockets to form between the tooth and gum. Over the time, these pockets become deeper, providing a more substantial area for bacteria to develop, and later it needs treatment. When advanced gum disease progresses, your teeth are at risk. At this step, the ligaments and bone tissue that surround them get damaged, and you could even lose teeth. If non-surgical treatments like cleaning and scaling cannot treat the disease, then periodontal flap surgery (gum treatment) may be your best treatment option. Surgery on gum and bone can decrease pocket depth and save a tooth or teeth. It supports removing tartar below the gum line, and it helps to make gums healthy.
Who requires Periodontal Flap Surgery
- A person with constant bleeding gums, gingival enlargement ( increased size in gums), and food lodgement between teeth may need this treatment.
Gingivectomy
- Gingivectomy is a procedure in which a portion of the gums encircling the tooth is excised. It is usually done for the improvement of aesthetics or prognosis of teeth.
- A general aesthetic reason for gingivectomy is the treatment of gingival(gum) enlargement.
- A gingivectomy can also be done to increase the clinical crown height of a tooth to place a crown on the tooth after root canal treatment in cases of infected tooth or teeth.
- Gingivectomy is also done for the treatment of gummy smile (excessive gums visible during smiling or talking).
Treatment Of Abscess
An abscess is a localized compilation of pus. It looks like a pus-filled, inflamed bump on the gums. The Gingival Abscesses only occurs in the gum tissues, which do not affect teeth at all. They may occur if a sharp food particles gets lodged directly into the gums and causes an infection. Periodontal abscesses happen in space between gums and teeth. This is very common in people with periodontal disease. Treatment of gum abcess is draining the abscess along with scaling and root planing to remove contaminants and tartar between the gums and teeth.
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