What You Need to Know About Gum Inflammation Treatment

Gum Inflammation Treatment Beverly Hills CAhe Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that almost half of all Americans aged 30 and older suffer from advanced gum disease, periodontitis. That’s about 64.7 million people, and if you live in Beverly Hills, California, you may be one of them. 

Besides having unhealthy gums, gum disease is one of the leading causes of tooth loss for adults. The key to maintaining healthy gums and teeth is to be proactive with treatment and prevention. 

What Is Periodontitis? 

Periodontitis infects the gums, resulting from bacterial growth in the mouth that goes untreated. If you don’t receive treatment, gum disease can eventually destroy the tissue that holds your teeth in place, resulting in tooth loss. 

The Stages of Gum Disease

Here are three of the stages of gum disease. 

• Gingivitis: By itself, gingivitis isn’t gum disease. However, it typically precedes gum disease. With gingivitis, the gums become inflamed, swollen, and irritated. Moreover, the space between the gums and teeth becomes deeper as a pocket starts to form. 
• Periodontitis: Periodontitis results when infection and inflammation spread to the bones supporting your teeth. At this point, the gums will begin shrinking and receding away from the teeth. The pockets that form during the gingivitis stage become more challenging to clean. When the infection starts destroying the bone, the teeth will begin to feel loose. 
• Advanced Periodontitis: Once the periodontitis advances, the pockets between the teeth and gums will start to fill with pus, and the gums will begin swelling around the teeth. This is when bone loss happens, and the teeth become looser. It’s usually at this point that teeth will need to be extracted. 

Available Gum Disease Treatment Options

The treatment patients need for gum inflammation depends on their unique situation. Below are some of the treatment options offered by Dr. Ravon in Beverly Hills. 

• Scaling and Root Planing (Deep Cleaning)
• Osseous Surgery
• Sinus Augmentation
• Extractions/Ridge Preservation
• Crown Lengthening
• Dental Implant Placement
• Chemotherapeutic
• Guided Tissue Regeneration
• Guided Bone Regeneration
• Microsurgical Techniques
• Gum/Tissue Grafts

Gum Inflammation Treatment Beverly Hills California

Do you have questions about deep cleaning for gum disease or other treatments for gum inflammation? Dr. Nicolas Ravon and the team at Nicolas A. Ravon, DDS, MSD in Beverly Hills, California, are here to help. Call us at (310) 275-5325 or request an online appointment. 

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