Besides fresh breath, a renewed confidence in your smile, restored oral health and new sense of health and vitality, you’ll be able to chew your food more easily and enjoy food you avoided because they were too difficult to eat.
Once your treatment is complete, you’ll still need to work to maintain your oral health. You’ll need to brush and floss on a daily basis and continue with your maintenance visits to your periodontist and general dentist. Because periodontal disease can recur even after active treatment, it’s important to professionally monitor your oral health to fend off any signs of disease.
A periodontist is a dentist who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of periodontal diseases (Gum and bone disease of the teeth). A periodontist also plans, places and maintains dental implants. In order to fully understand who a periodontist is, it is important to understand what disease your periodontist treats. Periodontists are dentists and can review medical dental records too.
Oral hygiene is the practice of keeping the mouth and teeth clean to prevent dental problems, especially the common gum diseases, teeth decay and bed breath.
Dental implants can often provide non-removable tooth replacement in the toothless jaw; Since they integrate into the structure of your bone and they often prevent bone loss and gum recession that often accompanies bridge work and dentures.
The treatment will vary depending upon the type of implant and the health of the patient. A local and/or general anaesthetic will be used to help ensure patient comfort during treatment.
An Interdental/ interproximal brush is a small brush, typically disposable either supplied with a reusable angled plastic handle, used for cleaning between teeth and between the wire of dental braces and teeth. Daily use in addition to regular brushing, is an easy way to keep your gums and teeth fresh and healthy.
Dental implants are artificial substitutes for natural tooth roots. The implants –small anchors shaped like screws, cylinders or blades- are placed into jaw-bone. Replacement teeth are attached to the part of the implant that projects through the gums.
Teeth cleaning is the removal of dental plaque and tartar from the teeth to prevent cavities, gingivitis and gum diseases. Severe gum diseases cause at least two-third of adult tooth loss in Kenya.
Brush your teeth in the normal way, paying special attention to the area where your gum and teeth meet. Each tooth has 5 separate surfaces that need cleaning.
Your periodontist/dentist recommends daily flossing to clean between teeth and under the gum line.
