Non-Surgical Procedures

Com­bat Peri­odon­tal Gum Dis­ease with Non-Invasive, Non-Surgical Procedures

Our peri­odon­tal office in the Wood­bridge and Vaughan area offers a vari­ety of sur­gi­cal ser­vices. How­ever, we pride our­selves on the fact that we are con­ser­v­a­tive in our treat­ment rec­om­men­da­tions and limit surgery to areas where it is absolutely necessary.

Many times, the early stages of peri­odon­tal gum dis­ease are best treated with non-surgical peri­odon­tal ther­apy. Even in many severe cases, non-surgical peri­odon­tal ther­apy often pre­cedes sur­gi­cal ther­apy. This treat­ment is often done to improve the over­all gum tis­sue qual­ity prior to surgery and also to help limit the areas requir­ing surgery.

When is Non-surgical treat­ment indicated?

Non-surgical pro­ce­dures can be indi­cated when one or more of fol­low­ing con­di­tions are present:

• When peri­odon­tal dis­ease is detected at its early stage
• When the peri­odon­tal pocket depths are shal­low to moderate
• When it is best not to do a sur­gi­cal pro­ce­dure due to a patient’s med­ical con­di­tion or issue or treat­ment that the patient is undergoing
• To pre­pare the gum tis­sues for future surgery by reduc­ing the inflam­ma­tion in the tis­sues mak­ing the tis­sues eas­ier to han­dle dur­ing surgery
• To deter­mine the need for surgery in an area when the gum tis­sues have healed after the non-surgical treatment
• To deter­mine if a patient will com­ply with improved oral hygiene require­ments and a reg­u­lar inter­val of peri­odon­tal main­te­nance appoint­ments before surgery is done.

Click on the var­i­ous non-surgical pro­ce­dures offered at our peri­odon­tal office to learn more.