GUM DISEASE

The number one way to fight periodontal disease, especially in the earliest stage, is to establish a good, healthy oral hygiene routine. Flossing once and brushing your teeth at least twice a day are critical to clearing your teeth of plaque and bacteria and keeping them from building up again. You may also want to look into a toothbrush that works well for you, mainly because having the right brushing technique can change the effectiveness of your strokes.

Once periodontitis develops, our team will want to perform a deep cleaning. Deep cleaning goes beyond what a standard dental cleaning can to thoroughly clean your teeth down to the roots. Our gentle dental hygienists do this in a two-step process: scaling and root planing. First, we scale your teeth, scraping your whole tooth clean of hardened plaque and tartar. Then, root planing lets us smooth down your teeth’s roots so the gums can reattach to them and heal.

If frequent deep cleanings aren’t enough to keep your gums’ pockets clean and gum disease at bay, oral surgery may be needed. With pocket reduction surgery, a small flap of gum tissue is pulled back from the tooth, giving us easy access to thoroughly clean the roots. Once the roots have been polished and the diseased tissues removed, the gum flap is put back in place, tighter than before, to reduce the pocket’s size.

With dental grafting, our periodontists can replace missing gum and bone tissue to keep your smile more secure again and prevent tooth loss. The new tissues will integrate with the old, reinforcing them and helping promote natural tissue growth for a stronger and healthier smile.

Emergencies happen at the most unexpected times. Dental emergencies can be painful and if not addressed as soon as possible, they can cause further damage. You need a great dental team on hand to handle your dental emergencies at the shortest notice. Whether you have a toothache, broken tooth, or pain in your jaw, we are ready to alleviate your pain, find the root cause and give you long term treatment options.

Getting your tooth extracted is usually the last option. However, many times it is the necessary solution. Your tooth extraction can be quick and painless while solving your dental condition. At Nu Dentistry, our qualified team of dentists ensure that you receive the best possible care while undergoing your tooth extraction. Afterwards, they will give you tooth replacement solutions that suit your needs so you can restore your smile and maintain your oral health.

If your tooth has been damaged by a large cavity, then a root canal treatment could be the right solution. Using new cutting-edge technology from Nu Dentistry, our dentists are able to recover and save a badly infected tooth prevent tooth extraction and relieving pain in the process. A root canal treatment will save your tooth and also prevent future reinfection if you are able to maintain your regular dental hygiene.