Kiefer Family Dental offers so many dental services and treatments for you and your family. Whether it is preventative dentistry, oral surgery, or periodontal therapy, your oral health is covered by Kiefer Family Dental.
What is Periodontal Therapy?
Periodontal Therapy is the care of the gums, tissues and bone structure that support your teeth. This therapy is required as a result of periodontal disease. Periodontal disease can be quite serious, and can affect overall health as well as dental health.
Periodontal disease starts with minor symptoms, but if left untreated the disease can progress and lead to serious dental problems including loss of teeth, bone structure, and even cause other non-dental health problems.
Periodontal therapy is the umbrella term for an array of treatments you may need to undergo to deal with the issues of periodontal disease. These treatments are an important part of restoring health to your teeth and gums, as well as preventing the loss of your teeth. Kiefer Family Dental helps patients recover the health of their gums and regain a healthy smile.
Importance of Periodontal Health
While most patients know the danger that cavities pose to their teeth, people often don’t consider the important role that their gums play in their overall oral health. Your gums affect the health of your teeth, and perhaps the health of your entire body. This is why it is so important to take proper care of this.
Periodontal disease has a variety of causes. These causes include:
- Poor oral hygiene (Lack of brushing, flossing)
- Smoking and/or other forms of tobacco use
- Poor diet (Heavy consumption of sugars)
Now, there are other risk factors are less controllable. Poor dental family history, hormonal fluctuations caused by puberty and pregnancy, illnesses like diabetes or cancer, and even medications are other risk factors that need to be noted.
We at Kiefer Family Dental hope that the information about periodontal therapy was helpful. The office of Kiefer Family Dental provides the best in modern dentistry for individuals and families including solving all dental issues you may encounter.
Our highly qualified dentists and gentle hygienists work hard to combine knowledge and skill with the latest in technology to give our patients the best possible dental outcomes. With services ranging from periodontal therapy, oral surgery. dental implants, dentures and even being set up for Invisalign clear braces, Kiefer Family Dental is your Evansville, Indiana A+ dental choice. Call (812) 424-9506 or use the website to book an appointment online.
