Periodontal Care

00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.367 Periodontics is a very important specialty of dentistry. 00:00:03.560 --> 00:00:10.520 We are at the merger between general health and oral health. 00:00:11.040 --> 00:00:14.067 Periodontics has to do with tissues around the tooth: 00:00:14.134 --> 00:00:17.533 gums, and bones, and ligaments around the tooth. 00:00:17.720 --> 00:00:23.500 There's that connection where bacteria starts to accumulate around the gum margin 00:00:23.567 --> 00:00:27.966 and go inside the sterile environment of bone. 00:00:28.033 --> 00:00:29.200 We are right there, 00:00:29.276 --> 00:00:32.600 and we want to make sure that that area is well taken care of. 00:00:32.667 --> 00:00:38.409 We treat all hosts of different periodontal diseases and conditions, 00:00:38.609 --> 00:00:43.367 starting from things like gum disease that a lot of patients have heard about, 00:00:43.434 --> 00:00:44.700 and gum recession. 00:00:44.767 --> 00:00:47.166 But we also treat missing teeth. 00:00:47.233 --> 00:00:48.333 At MK Periodontics, 00:00:48.400 --> 00:00:52.467 we use latest technology for treatment of gum disease, like LANAP. 00:00:52.760 --> 00:00:56.333 We use latest advancement and research to treat gum recession, 00:00:56.400 --> 00:00:59.733 like pinhole techniques and minimally invasive gum surgery. 00:00:59.880 --> 00:01:03.633 We also utilize the best biomaterials available on the market 00:01:03.700 --> 00:01:05.700 that allow us to get these great results. 00:01:06.100 --> 00:01:10.720 Treatment of periodontal disease is extremely important for general health. 00:01:10.960 --> 00:01:16.417 There is a connection between overall health and markers of inflammation 00:01:16.500 --> 00:01:18.333 and periodontal health. 00:01:18.400 --> 00:01:22.567 I think one most important thing about healthy gums that patients should know 00:01:22.734 --> 00:01:25.167 is that healthy gums don't bleed and don't hurt.