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Osseous Surgery - a.k.a. Pocket Depth Reduction

Surgical Cleaning or Pocket Reduction

    Traditionally, gum disease is treated by eliminating the gum pockets by trimming away the infected gum tissue and by re-contouring the uneven bone tissue. Although this is still an effective way of treating gum disease, new and more sophisticated procedures are used routinely today. 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, if too much bone is lost, the teeth will need to be extracted. 

    During this procedure, your periodontist folds back the gum tissue and removes the disease-causing bacteria before securing the tissue into place. In some cases, irregular surfaces of the damaged bone are smoothed to limit areas where disease-causing bacteria can hide. This allows the gum tissue to better reattach to healthy bone.
 
 
 
                    
  

 
 
What are the benefits of this procedure? 

    Reducing pocket depth and eliminating existing bacteria are important to prevent damage caused by the progression of periodontal disease and to help you maintain a healthy smile. Eliminating bacteria alone may not be sufficient to prevent disease recurrence. Deeper pockets are more difficult for you and your dental care professional to clean, so it's important for you to reduce them. Reduced pockets and a combination of daily oral hygiene and professional maintenance care increase your chances of keeping your natural teeth – and decrease the chance of serious health problems associated with periodontal disease. 

All Challenges Accepted! 

 Dr. Kelk has treated some of the most difficult cases because of her interest in helping people with special medical needs. She works with some of the most well respected and influential General Dentists, Prosthodontist, and Oral Surgeons in Southern California by working on their patients and family members. If your case requires a multidisciplinary approach an appropriate specialty team can be assembled for you with your general dentist as the foundation.



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Our Referral Network Team is Simply the Best!

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