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Common Procedures and Services
Include:
Conservative
Periodontal Therapy (Non-Surgical):
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Oral Hygiene
Instruction
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Prophy: Simple
cleaning of the teeth above the gum
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Periodontal Scaling
and root planning: Deep cleaning of the teeth above and below
the gum using anesthesia
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Systemic or local
antibiotic therapy
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Periodontal
Maintenance: Recall
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Occlusal Therapy:
checking your bite and harmonizing it to prevent any damage to
your joint or gum
Conventional Periodontal Surgery:
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Osseous (gum)
Surgery: Getting access to the diseased areas via surgery to
remove the inflamed and chronically infected tissue and the jaw
bone that are not supporting the tooth
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Alveoloplasty:
Reshaping of the jaw bone prior to fabrication of the dentures for
a better and more comfortable fit
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Soft Tissue (gum)
Graft: A procedure in which the receded gum will be repaired
to cover the root
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Frenectomy and
Gingivectomy: Removing the excess gum and muscle following the
orthodontic therapy (braces) or in cases of medication induced
overgrowth of the gum
Reconstructive and Regenerative Periodontal
Surgery:
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Bone Regeneration:
Restoring the jaw bone around the teeth to prevent tooth loss with
bone graft and membrane
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Ridge (Jaw Bone)
Augmentation: Modifying the width of the jaw bone for
esthetics, or creating an ideal condition for implant placement
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Sinus Lift: A
procedure in which the floor of the sinus will be lifted to graft
the area with bone to create an ideal condition for placement of
the implants in the upper jaw in cases of severe bone loss
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Dental Implant
Placement: A state of art dental therapy for the replacement
of the missing teeth without damaging the neighboring dentitions
Cosmetic Periodontal Surgery:
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Crown Lengthening:
A procedure done before the placement of the crown to create
enough of sound tooth structure for the general dentist or if you
have gummy smile this procedure will help you to get your dream
smile
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Root coverage
Surgery: A procedure in which the receding gum will be
corrected for the esthetic reason
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