Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Visit The Long Island Periodontist

By Emily Garrity


A long island periodontist is actually a dentist however the kind that specializes in the diagnosis, treatment as well as protection against diseases on the gums and the areas surrounding the teeth. The specialization also extends to the reconstruction of your periodontal area through surgery and even includes periodontal cosmetic.

Since time immemorial, any concerns that people may have about our gums and teeth or the mouth, we rely on our dentists. They do the prophylaxis, extraction, crown filling, surgery, and whathaveyous. For people like us, they are all just called by one name: dentists. Little did we know that, dentistry has changed tremendously during the last decades and at present they have more or less 20 specific branches, examples are Orthodontics (for braces, invisalign and straightening), Pedodontology (a.k.a pediatric dentistry), Cariology (study of dental caries and cariogenesis) and Endodontics (tooth pulp and tissues), just to name a few.

Periodontology is just one of the dental specialties which have emerged over time to respond to the need for focus on the area supporting your teeth. It has been found that the healthiness of the teeth is also determined by the status of your gums as well as other neighboring areas. This is where a long island periodontist can come into play. Our dental health specialists encourage us to get routine checkups at least twice or thrice in a year but we have to step up to a different level by also visiting a periodontist to schedule a thorough examination as gum diseases are believed asymptomatic even during the most advanced stage. Many of the symptoms can be loose or separated teeth, change in the standard bite, gums that bleed often and very easily (even during daily oral cleanliness exercise of flossing and brushing), swollen and tender gums, receding gums, persistent halitosis or bad breath, and pus formation within the tooth.

A long island periodontist is also noteworthy to see if you are looking into conceiving a baby since it has been studied that females with periodontal diseases while carrying a child are definitely more susceptible to labor prematurely and to have too small babies even at full term delivery. A person having a family history of periodontal diseases should take the time out to visit on a regular basis. If you're diabetic, have heart diseases, suffering from osteoporosis or respiratory diseases, even more that it's recommended never to miss your routine visits. A periodontist is also who you visit if you're not happy with your gummy smile, short teeth, missing teeth and for some other cosmetic and aesthetic concerns. Now, in case you have just experienced a recent dental implant or a periodontal procedure and then the soreness or irritation doesn't get better in two weeks or maybe you encounter complications, you need to make absolutely sure that these problems are addressed immediately by the periodontist.

Visit your Long Island periodontist to get a thorough check as quickly as possible especially if you haven't tried it ever in your entire life. Do not wait for symptoms, because gum diseases while not painful, are accelerating and may even cause bone loss and will definitely cost you more later in life. Like exactly what the old adage says, "An ounce of prevention will be worth one pound of cure."




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