Blog: Scaling and Root Planing

Are you afraid that gum disease has slammed the door on your hopes of smile and bite restoration with dental implants? Fear not! You have options for setting things straight and reclaiming the smile of your dreams!

Many patients with gum disease ask us if they have viable options for eligibility for dental implants. While gum disease complicates the process, it’s ...

Root planing is a treatment for advanced gum disease. By the time your dentist recommends dental planing, tartar has formed deep below the gum line, causing inflammation, possible gumline rescission, and damage to your overall oral health.

It is best to think of root planing as cleaning your tooth's roots.

Just like the hygienist will scrape the tartar off of your ...