Comprehensive Treatment Modalities

Your Choice for Gentle Periodontal Solutions

When it comes to periodontal disease, there may be more at stake than just the health of your teeth - there are increased concerns for serious health risks, Midwest Periodontics and Implantology PC provides a variety of surgical services for you for the treatment of your periodontal issues.

We take great care in being very conservative in our treatment recommendations for you and limit surgery to the areas where it is absolutely necessary.

Three Phases of Treatment Modalities for Your Health

We'll make sure you are getting the best care and treatment for your individual needs:

Phase I: This phase includes education for you in daily and regular plaque and calculus removal in conjunction with professionally delivered scaling and root planing. This will result in removal of plaque, calculus (tartar) and bacteria form tooth surface above and below the gum line. This may be the only treatment of gingivitis and early periodontitis.

Phase II: Once relative gingival health has been established following scaling and root planing in cases with deep pockets and bone loss it may be necessary to perform gum surgery. This is achieved by reflecting the gums away from the teeth (flap), debridement of the teeth, and re-contouring the underlying bone to as close to physiologic form as possible and re-suturing the flap.

Upon healing, a normal probing depth of 2-3 millimeter is anticipated. This surgery may lead to some degree of gingival recession but it provides access for the patient to clean the previously diseased sites that were not exposed to the outside environment. This will result in a change in the pocket bacterial profile, leading to improved gingival health.

Maintenance Phase: Once definitive periodontal treatment has been delivered, you will be placed on a maintenance schedule, which is repeated on a 3- to 6-month basis depending on the degree of severity of the disease and the need for routine cleanings. This phase will include an evaluation, coronal polishing and scaling and root planing in the areas needed.

Call 847-249-0046 for more information.

Proven Services Offered to You

Periodontal consultation and treatment planning
Scaling and root planing
Pocket elimination, frenectomy and flap curettage
Crown lengthening and anterior tooth apicoectomy
Soft tissue and bone grafting (GTR and GBR)
Ridge augmentation
Dental implants
Extractions and site preservation (for dental implants)
Ramus and symphysis block bone grafting for dental implants
Frenectomy and fiberotomy
Exposure of teeth to aid their eruption
Osteotome and lateral window sinus lifting for dental implants
Immediate extraction and dental implant placement
Distraction osteogenesis for dental implants
Intravenous sedation and general anesthesia by mobile anesthesia

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A periodontist is a dentist who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of periodontal disease, and in the placement of dental implants. They are experts in the treatment of diseases of the gums, receiving three additional years of education beyond dental school.