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Treatment Methods

Dr. Reigh’s practice provides a variety of surgical services for the treatment of periodontal issues. We pride ourselves on the fact that we are very conservative in our treatment recommendations and limit surgery to the areas where it is absolutely necessary.

Many times, the early stages of periodontal disease are best treated with non-surgical periodontal therapy. Even in severe cases, non-surgical periodontal therapy often precedes surgical therapy. This is done to improve the overall tissue quality prior to surgery and also to help limit the areas requiring surgery.

Specialty Skills

  • Periodontal examination and treatment planning
  • Digital and conventional x-rays
  • Emergency therapy
  • Periodontal cleaning and maintenance (3 month – 6 month intervals)

  • Comprehensive hygiene services
  • Scaling and root planing (ultrasonic and hand instrumentation)

  • Subgingival (below gum) irrigation
  • Subgingival time-released antibiotics and medications
  • Bacterial culturing and DNA testing

  • Specific systemic antimicrobial therapy (refractory and LJP cases)
  • Local anesthesia
  • Nitrous oxide sedation

  • Hospital-based general anesthesia
  • Provisional tooth splints
  • Occlusal (bite) adjustment

  • Night guards/bite guards

  • Treatment partials

  • Orthodontics for periodontal reasons (limited)

  • Surgical tooth exposure for orthodontics

  • Simple extractions
  • Surgical extractions
  • Hard and soft tissue biopsies
  • Dental implant placement (Biomet 3i; Straumann; Nobel Biocare)
  • Immediate dental implant placement and teeth
  • Guided tissue regeneration

  • Guided bone regeneration

  • Free gingival connective tissue grafts
  • Allograft connective tissue grafts

  • Pedicle connective tissue grafts

  • Subepitheleal connective tissue grafts
  • Coronally positioned flaps

  • Surgical crown lengthening

  • Cosmetic/aesthetic surgical procedures
  • Frenectomy

  • Proximal gingival wedges

  • Gingivectomy/plasty
  • Laser flap surgery and ectomies
  • Modified Widman flap surgery
  • Osseous (bone) surgery
  • Osseous grafts (autografts, allografts, xenografts, alloplastics)
  • Ramus graft
-chin onlay graft
-sinus grafting/elevation
  • Recombinant Platelet Derived Growth Factor (rhPDGF); Recombinant Bone Morphogenic Protein (rhBmp).
  • Alveoloplasty (torus removal, pre-prosthetic)

  • Root amputation, resection, hemisection

 

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