PERIODONTICS

This specialty is responsible for treatments involving the support structure of the teeth: bone, gum and periodontal ligament, through clinical or surgical treatments.

Periodontal diseases can be unnoticed for a long time, since the symptoms generally appear when they are already in an advanced stage. When the symptoms appear, they can present bleeding gums, bad breath, bone loss and receding gums, causing the tooth to have a more elongated look, due to the lack of support structure, presenting mobility.

All these symptoms can arise asymptomatically, and currently, the periodontal diseases and are the number one cause of tooth loss.  They can arise due to several facts, such as genetics, the accumulation of bacterial plaque and tartar.

They are also caused by badly executed restorative and prosthetic treatmentsthat generates toxins, which if reach the bone, gum or ligaments, can undermine the health of the masticatory system, which can also lead to an intense inflammatory processes and damage the general patient’s health.

Recent studies show that periodontal disease can be closely related to diabetes and heart diseases, complicating the control of these conditions in some cases.

In order to treat the problem, it is necessary to visit a periodontist for an accurate diagnosis of the stage of the disease, through clinical and laboratory exams, so that the most appropriate treatment can be defined. It can go from a simple removal of tartar to tissue reconstruction complex surgeries. Our clinic offers the most advanced techniques to treat the disease.