 This
procedure follows periodontal (gum) therapy and continues for
as long as you have your teeth. It includes all that your routine
check-up does with the addition of site specific scaling
and root planing as indicated. These periodontal maintenance
visits are not considered regular "cleanings" due
to the nature of disease control. Remember that the bacteria
that causes periodontal disease, re-establishes itself in 90
days and it is critical to disrupt this bacteria in order to
disable the destructive process at this critical stage. This
critical stage is when bacteria and their poisons do the most
harm to the supporting structures-namely the periodontal attachment.
Remember prior to active periodontal care we discussed "bone
loss", this bone is gone forever, we do not want to incur
any more bone loss due to lack of maintenance on your or our
part.
There is NO CURE for periodontal disease, it can only be
managed or controlled. The successful long-term control of
periodontal disease depends upon active and continuous maintenance
therapy.
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