Periodontal (Gum) Disease
The main cause of periodontal disease is bacteria in the form of either a sticky, colorless plaque (the layer the toothbrush can remove) that constantly forms on your teeth, or hard dark colored deposits. However, many factors can cause periodontal disease, or influence its progression.
Your bone and gum tissue should fit snugly around your teeth like a turtleneck around your neck. When you have periodontal disease, this supporting tissue and bone is destroyed, forming "pockets" around the teeth. Over time, these pockets become deeper, providing a larger space for bacteria to live. As bacteria develop around the teeth, they can accumulate and advance under the gum tissue. These deep pockets collect even more bacteria, resulting in further bone and tissue loss. Eventually, too much bone is lost, and the teeth need to be extracted.
Gum Tissue Graft Surgery
If you are after a gum graft, do not look any further as we are the practice for gum grafts in Perth. Our periodontist is very experienced in gum grafting procedures, and our practice has been providing them with excellent results for over twenty years. Gum grafts are procedures that aim at either replacing the missing gum tissues after gum recession (root coverage), or thickening the present gum tissues, or both.
Dental Implants
Dental implants are a replacement option for missing natural teeth. They can be used to replace one, multiple, or all the teeth. The best thing about dental implants is that they are fixed to the bone, and hence in most cases, does not need to be removed or re-inserted (unlike dentures which require removal regularly).
Each dental implant is formed of two bits in general, the first bit is what is referred to as "fixture" or "screw" or the "implant". This is either titanium or ceramic that is inserted into the bone and after healing it becomes fused to the bone. It acts like the foundation to the second bit, which is the "restoration". The restoration, sometimes called the "crown" or "bridge", is the bit that gets attached to the fixture. This is the part that you can see in the mouth and replaces the missing tooth/teeth.
Implants are one of the best inventions in dentistry. They revolutionized and significantly improved the quality of teeth replacement. If they are done properly, they achieve the best aesthetic and functional outcomes. They leave you with a feeling that you have no missing teeth. Whether you are missing one, multiple or all your teeth. For almost thirty years, we have a very long track record of placing dental implants in all circumstances.
