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Perioscopy The Preferred Treatment for
Periodontal Disease. * Minimally-Invasive: no
surgery, no stiches, no dressings
* Can
be done with local anesthesia (novocain) * Little
or no post-operative pain * Dental disease conditions
can be pinpointed earlier * Less expensive
What Is Periodontal Endoscopy?
Periodontal disease vies
for the dubious honor of being the most common chronic disease known to affect humanity. Periodontitis is an insidious, usually painless, bacterial infection, which not only
causes tooth loss, but also correlates with heart attack, stroke and cancer.
Advanced periodontal disease is typically
treated with periodontal surgery in which the gums are cut, and then peeled back to reveal the now
exposed root surfaces and bone. This allows the dentist to remove, with visual assessment, the bacterial deposits
on the tooth root surfaces. Often times the excess gum tissue is cut away to reduce the deep pockets around the teeth. The
procedure is often painful, and not something most patients would want again,
although it is not a cure.
Periodontal Endoscopy is
our patented technology that utilizes microendoscopes to allow the clinician to visually access these bacterial deposits without the trauma of surgery, quite similar to arthroscopy or
laparoscopy. Needless to say, the vast majority of patients find this method preferable to periodontal surgery.
Click here for outbound link to video of periodontal endoscopy: (video link)
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