Archive for June 2026

For roughly one in three implant candidates, the conversation about implants starts with a separate conversation about bone. Years of missing teeth, periodontal disease, or trauma can leave the jaw without enough volume or density to anchor an implant securely, and bone grafting is the procedure that rebuilds that foundation. The good news is that…

Crown lengthening sits in an interesting middle ground in periodontics. Half the patients arrive because their general dentist cannot place a crown without exposing more tooth structure, and the other half arrive because they want to address a “gummy smile” where too much gum tissue shows when they smile. Both scenarios involve the same core…

Patients who notice their teeth looking longer often arrive in our office assuming the only fix is surgery. That is sometimes true, but more often there is a ladder of treatment options that runs from very simple at-home changes through composite bonding and orthodontic correction up to surgical grafting for the most severe cases. The…

If your periodontist has recommended osseous surgery, the conversation usually arrives after years of gum disease, deepening pockets, and a clear pattern of bone loss that scaling and antibiotics have not stopped. Osseous surgery, also called flap surgery, is the established surgical treatment for moderate-to-advanced periodontitis when the goal is to eliminate infected tissue, reshape…

Patients diagnosed with periodontitis are often told at the end of their initial therapy that future cleanings will be different. The schedule shifts from twice a year to every three or four months, the appointment runs longer, the insurance code changes, and the out-of-pocket cost frequently rises. None of this is optional. Periodontal maintenance is…

Most people see a general dentist twice a year for cleanings and routine care, and that visit covers the vast majority of what their mouth needs over a lifetime. But for a meaningful subset of conditions, the right provider is a periodontist: a dentist who has completed an additional three years of specialty training focused…