Professional Treatment Of Gum Disease In Perth

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What is Gum Disease?

Periodontal (gum) disease is an infection of the tissues and bone structure surrounding your teeth. It is usually caused by poor oral hygiene habits such as bad brushing, not using floss and eating habits. This allows a sticky film to coat the teeth which bacteria will build up and harden forming what we call calculus.

Symptoms may include:

- swollen “puffy” gums

- red inflamed colour of the gums

- bleeding

- tenderness

- bad breath

- advanced cases may cause teeth to become mobile, painful while chewing on and can eventuate to tooth loss

To prevent this, our dentists recommend a 6 monthly examination and hygiene appointment.

Why should I attend my dentist regularly?

Attending Bayview Dental allows us to keep track of your dental health which includes checking each individual tooth for cavities, measuring gum health and making recommendations for your best overall health.

The dentist will perform what most people know as a scale and clean. A scale and clean is a specialized procedure performed by our dentists or oral ...
... health therapist at Bayview Dental which consists of a specialized machine being used to vibrate away the hardened plaque and calculus.

Hand instruments may also be used to get underneath the gum surface to make sure any hidden calculus and bacteria is removed.

We then use a paste to remove any surface staining and soft plaque.

Under recommendations of the dentist or therapist local anesthetic may be required to make this procedure more comfortable and allows us to perform thorough clean.

Gum Disease FAQs

How can Gum Disease affect my overall health?
There are many factors which cause or worsen gum disease, they include:

Poor oral hygiene habits
Smoking
Diabetes
Pregnancy
Certain medications
Tooth alignment
Genetic factors

Not only can gum disease look and feel unpleasant, the health factors associated to gum disease can be linked with significant issues such as heart disease.

If you imagine your mouth as a sponge; it is an absorbent, warm and a moisten cavity which is where bacteria thrives. These bacteria’s can be absorbed from your mouth into your blood stream which can cause an inflammation response to the body.

Our difference
We specialise in treating Gum Disease

Affordability – we are priced significantly better than most periodontal specialists.

Quality – using NEWTRON® technology, the perfectly-controlled vibrations and high-quality tips improve tooth preservation, efficacy and comfort during treatment.

Surgical expertise – a lot of the procedures that you may have to see another dentist for can be completed at our clinic, with state-of-the-art equipment.

LAPT – Laser assisted periodontal treatment – ask us about surgical laser treatments, which are far more conservative than surgical periodontal scaling.