It's all connected - Dr. Shelly discusses how your oral health affects your body
The Dangers of Untreated Gum Disease
Poor dental health can have repercussions throughout your entire body. For instance, the bacteria behind gum disease can move through your system even as it’s doing irreversible damage to your gums and bone. Left untreated, gum disease can increase your susceptibility to other diseases including diabetes and heart disease and may even cause pregnancy complications. As the prime cause of tooth loss, gum disease can not only lead to significant oral health problems but also jeopardize your general health, too. For these reasons, it’s crucial to keep gum disease at bay with routine visits to our Newberry, SC office. If you’re already exhibiting symptoms of gum disease, we strongly suggest that you request an appointment right now! If we catch it early enough, we can help you defeat this progressive disease and reclaim your gum health with personalized treatment for gum disease in Newberry, SC.
Signs of Gum Disease
- Bleeding from tooth brushing
- Soreness and swelling
- Gum recession
- Chronic bad breath
- Pockets around the teeth
- Tooth mobility
Dr. Ferguson discusses diagnosing and treating gum disease
How We Treat Your Gums
Your gums and bone must be healthy in order to provide reliable tooth support. When bacteria start to attack these areas, it’s important that you seek immediate treatment to protect your smile! At Bela Family Dentistry, we offer a surgery-free treatment for gum disease in Newberry, SC that destroys gum bacteria through a combination of cleanings, medications, and dental scaling. During your visit, we’ll identify your stage of gum disease and develop a customized treatment plan to address it. Using minimally invasive ultrasonic scalers that vibrate at an accelerated rate, we can efficiently eradicate infection of your teeth under the gumline. In some cases, ultrasonic treatment alone can restore your gum health. If your gum disease is at a more advanced state, we may need to remove any diseased tissues and clear the periodontal pockets and teeth of bacteria through surgery.