Periodontal
disease-silent and deadly
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Periodontal disease can go on for years without pain and without detection unless specific examination procedures are performed. Visual oral examination by itself (even by a dentist) will not reliably detect periodontal disease until it has reached an advanced stage.
Early detection and adequate diagnosis require measurement of pockets (the crevice between the tooth and gum) with a periodontal probe. Effective prevention and treatment is available, but the damage caused as the disease progresses is irreversible.
Early detection and treatment is critical to prevent tooth loss and disfigurement. Although the procedure is simple, painless and requires only a few minutes, millions of American adults have never had it done.
Signs of
periodontal disease - bleeding gums, redness of gum tissue, swelling of gums around the teeth, breath odor, receding gums, mobility of teeth.
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Cosmetic Dentistry of North Texas
5200 Village Creek Drive Suite 101
Plano, Texas 75093
(877) 836-9616
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Periodontal
Disease
In Plano Texas and the surrounding
Dallas - Frisco - Richardson - Park Cities TX areas.
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