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Know more about your Dental
treatment and the methods of
dental treatment.
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Flap Surgery
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Your bone and gum tissue should fit snugly around your teeth like a
turtleneck. 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
thrive and wreak havoc.
As bacteria accumulate and advance under the gum tissue in these deep
pockets, additional bone and tissue loss follow. Eventually, if too much
bone is lost, the teeth will need to be extracted.
Flap surgery is sometimes performed to remove tartar deposits in deep
pockets or to reduce the periodontal pocket and make it easier for you
or your dental professional to keep the area clean. This common surgery
involves lifting back the gums and removing the tartar. The gums are
then sutured back in place so that the tissue fits snugly around the
tooth again.
A pocket reduction procedure is recommended if daily at-home oral
hygiene and a professional care routine cannot effectively reach these
deep pockets.
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. |
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