Treating periodontal disease with a specialist periodontist, like Dr Yogesh Wadher, requires a higher level of expertise, techniques, and tools to address the condition appropriately.
Periodontitis is a severe condition, as it is the most advanced form of gum disease. But can it ever go away? Specialist periodontists can halt the progression of periodontitis by administering proven and effective periodontal treatments.
Allowing the condition to progress unmanaged will cause your oral condition to deteriorate quickly, with the gums pulling away from teeth, pockets forming, and eventual tooth loss creeping on the horizon.
Treating gum disease as early as possible allows dentists to reverse the condition. However, in the later stages, it cannot be cured; rather, it can be managed and controlled.
However, please bear in mind that with the right dental intervention, periodontal treatment, and correct support, we can restore and rebuild your teeth, bone, and gums, reduce the infection, and regenerate your tissues (to some degree), putting you in a much better position than when you started.
The difference between being treated by a periodontist and being treated by a general dentist is the treatment options provided. For advanced cases of periodontitis, general dentists might not have adequate training beyond non-surgical treatments, where specialised procedures might be required.
Cost: From £85 (PMPR) – £750 (Deep Clean)
Professional mechanical plaque control (PMPR) is a preventative procedure that targets tartar build-up using specific tools that help maintain healthy gums and prevent periodontitis progression. Deep scaling removes bacteria below the gum line to promote healing.
Cost: From £950
A surgical procedure where our periodontists can remove diseased gum tissue and reshape the bone structure to reduce large gum pockets and eradicate the infection. Helping to halt the progression of periodontitis and receding gums.
Cost: From £1,100
An advanced surgical approach can either replace or regenerate damaged gum tissue to treat receding gums. The procedure’s results improve the aesthetics of the smile and offer further protection to tooth roots that had been exposed prior.
Cost: From £950
A functional and cosmetic procedure which involves reshaping gum tissue and adjusting the height of the gumline to address the common problems associated with gum recession. The procedure can greatly improve the tooth-to-gum ratio.
The cost of your periodontal disease treatment will vary depending on how advanced it is.
For example, if you’re in the later stages, you’ll likely spend more money upfront to reverse the effects, like receding gums and bone loss, to bring your oral health back to a manageable state.
Patients can then expect ongoing costs, which are more manageable, where the treatment can be managed moving forward, for example, with regular deep cleans.
Patients should expect costs from £85 and up to £1,250 for more complex procedures. Interest-free finance is available over 12 months.
Gingivitis is an early stage of gum disease that can be reversed and even cured. It’s the perfect stage to catch the condition and can be treated with more regular hygienist cleans. Periodontitis, on the other hand, is an advanced stage of gum disease that can lead to receding gums and tooth loss.
The timeline of this progression depends on your overall hygiene habits and oral health, such as whether you’re a smoker or have diabetes. In a general sense, patients can expect gingivitis to progress into periodontitis, sometimes in weeks or several months. It’s important to note that not all patients with gingivitis will develop periodontitis, especially if they improve their oral care routines early on.
Mild periodontitis is a more advanced stage of gingivitis. It occurs when the condition is left untreated and allowed to progress, putting more stress and damage on the supporting structures of the teeth and periodontal ligaments.
Patients might still experience mild symptoms but exhibit some pocket formation and minor bone loss. Treating mild periodontitis is more extensive than treating gingivitis, where it will require more advanced procedures to halt the progression of the disease.
If periodontitis progresses without treatment from a specialist, it can get worse. For example, patients might put themselves further at risk for developing severe conditions like apical periodontitis, where inflammation spreads to the root of the tooth, requiring root canal treatment or extraction.
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