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If you're diagnosed with periodontal disease, your periodontist may recommend periodontal surgery. Periodontal surgery is necessary when your periodontist determines that the tissue around your teeth is unhealthy and cannot be repaired with non-surgical treatment. One approach involves trimming away infected tissue and smoothing ragged bone areas under the gum line. Another technique is to regenerate lost bone support around teeth and increase the long term prognosis. Membranes and bone grafts can be implanted next to teeth below the gum line for this regeneration procedure and may be used along with antibiotics or new bioactive gels to promote maximal healing.

New research findings point to the increasingly direct relationship between periodontal disease and heart disease. This finding makes diagnosis and treatment of periodontal disease a potentially life-saving procedure!