Before: Chronic inflammation and inadequate tooth structure for retention of new crowns.
After: Following crown lengthening (crown exposure) temporary crowns were placed, in a healthy gingival foundation. New crowns will now be made.
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If one or more of your teeth are too long, exposing the root surface, there are grafting procedures Dr. Packman can use to cover these roots. The old saying "long in the tooth" has become synonymous with aging. And itâs true, if your gums recede exposing roots, you do look older.
Dr. Packman can cover roots with a variety of grafting techniques.
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Scaling and root planing or what some people call a "Deep Cleaning". It is a step above a "regular" cleaning that you might receive at your general dentistâs office and a step below laser or surgical procedure. It is a non-surgical technique that removes plaque and calculus below the gum line.
Note how the red, puffy gums have resolved following an improvement in the patients daily homecare and several "deep cleaning" visits.
Tooth root surfaces are cleaned and smoothed with specially designed instruments. This procedure will generally arrest periodontal infection that is limited to the gum tissue and not yet advanced into the bone.
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Before: A localized 12mm pocket was diagnosed with a routine x-ray: tooth #29 has deep vertical bone defect.
After: Bone regeneration utilizing bone grafting and guided tissue regeneration, saved the bridge by reducing the pocket depth and provided a maintainable environment.
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If you lose one or more teeth, it is not uncommon to have an indentation in your gums and jawbone where the tooth used to be. This occurs because the jawbone recedes when it no longer is holding a tooth in place. Not only is this depression unnatural looking, it also causes the replacement teeth to look unnatural.
Dr. Packman can resolve this unsightly problem by filling in the indentation with a procedure called "ridge augmentation", recapturing the natural contour of your gums and jaw. A new tooth can then be created that is natural looking, easy to clean and beautiful.
This shrinkage of the gum can often be prevented when a tooth needs to be removed, with a procedure called "ridge preservation". Dr Packman can extract the tooth, and fill in the socket with a synthetic material at the same visit.
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