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• | Professional dental cleaning - this involves cleaning of your teeth to remove the dental plaque and tartar on your teeth and below the gumline. This helps to get rid of the oral bacteria causing the infection. |
• | Scaling and root planning - if the plaque and tartar are lodged below the gumline, they are scrapped from the tooth (scaling). The rough spots on the roots left behind after the removal of the plaque and tartar are then smoothed (planning) to ensure that more plaque does not collect. |
• | Pocket reduction surgery - the procedure helps to eliminate the pockets that are created between the teeth and gums due to the gum disease infection. It involves folding the gum tissue to reduce the pockets. It is usually performed following a deep cleaning, and scaling and root planning procedures to ensure that there are no bacteria. |
• | Gum grafting - this is a tissue regeneration procedure that helps to grow new gum tissue to replace the one that is damaged by the infection. It is usually performed when gum recession is present. |
• | Bone-grafting - a gum disease infection that spreads to the jawbone can cause bone loss. Bone grafting procedures are used in this case to help regenerate new bone tissue. |
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