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ALMOST everyone suffers some gum disease during their lifetime.

How deep are your pockets?

by Roy Morris BDS

Often the disease is cyclical (worse at certain times). For this reason, it is important to monitor the situation regularly. This allows for prevention or early intervention while it is easy to treat the problem.

For this reason we have devised a LIFETIME PREVENTIVE PROGRAMME.

This programme is provided by experienced specialist hygienists in the Preventive Dental Unit. Our hygienists are trained in the most up-to-date techniques and work with the dentist to ensure you receive the best advice and care to avoid the severe ravages of tooth decay and gum disease. They treat children in addition to adults.

The programme is formulated for you throughout your life.

This allows you to modify your home care routine and prevent further problems developing. Scaling is done on each visit, as required.

When the problems are more advanced, we also need to control the bacteria deep within the pockets. This is done by applying an antibiotic gel or antiseptic chip directly into the pockets.

I am particularly interested in using alternatives to antibiotics whenever possible.

There are homoeopathic and similar remedies available which can be discussed if you so desire.

Recent research published in the British Dental Journal suggests a link between heart disease and gum disease. Although this is not conclusive, it is quite feasible.

Obviously, the best approach lies with prevention as provided in our LIFETIME PREVENTIVE PROGRAMME.