Gum Disease, Gingivitis, Periodontal Disease, Have Broader Health Risks Requiring Regular Oral Health Care / Preventative Dental Care
Gum Disease, Gingivitis, Periodontal Disease, Have Broader Health Risks Requiring
Regular Oral Health Care / Preventative Dental Care.
Dental deposits or calculus are a calcified form of plaque and are composed primarily of calcium phosphate, mineral salt deposits and microorganisms creating a mineralized layer attached directly to your teeth. Plaque covers this mineralized calculus and is heavily populated with a variety of microorganisms. The calculus formations may be found above and below the gums.
Dental calculus varies in location, consistency, and is destructive to teeth, gums, and surrounding bone due to the bacteria associated with it. This process known as periodontal disease (periodontitis or gum disease) has far reaching consequences to the patient. The patient is at risk due to the active disease process and also due to the multiple systemic health risk factors that have more recently been associated with gum disease.
Periodontitis, also referred to as pyorrhea, is a complex disease which can have active acute periods of gingival (gum) infections leading to in-flamed, swollen, bleeding and often painful gums. During the active acute phase the gums may even show signs of exudate, or puss drainage, around the teeth in more severe cases.
Periodontitis may also be a chronic disease involving the gums with active periods of flare-ups. During the active phase of the disease, inflammation of the gum tissue results in destruction of adjacent bone that holds the teeth in the jaw. The inflammatory process of the gum and bone is the most common cause of tooth loss for most adults.
Today it is significant to point out that periodontal disease has associated risks for several other health conditions including heart disease, strokes, diabetes and hormonal imbalances. Patient’s should be aware that most cardiologists recognize this association and the need for regular and preventative dental health programs.
Should you wish more information regarding this article, or wish to arrange a dental evaluation, please call our office. We would be happy to assist you.
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Joseph C Ardizzone DDS PS
Federal Way Dental Health Center Phone 253-839-7270
If you wish more information about Periodontal Disease, Periodontal Treatments and Oral Health Care for maintaining Good Systemic Health, Periodontal Care and Your Health or the Dental Services we provide or any information regarding the above related article, please let us know and we would be happy to provide you more information or call our office and our office staff would gladly answer any questions you may have or assist you in setting up and initial evaluation appointment should you wish. We encourage patients to call us whenever they have questions, often we may help you determine when early intervention may be indicated.
We welcome you call and hope to hear from you.
Federal Way Dental Center
30317 16th Ave South
Federal Way, WA 98003
Office Phone 253-839-7270
The Federal Way Dental Health Center and the office of Joseph C Ardizzone DDS PS Practices Comprehensive Dental Health Care, Cosmetic Dentistry and Comprehensive Restorative and Implant Dentistry in a Family Dental Practice Setting in Federal Way, Washington, a suburb of beautiful Seattle Washington. Providing full service dental health care and emergency and Urgent care to Federal Way, Kent, Des Moines, Redondo, Browns Point, Auburn, Fife, Burien, Tacoma, South Center and the greater Seattle metro area.
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Broken teeth, cracked teeth, fractured teeth, infected teeth, gum infections, jaw pain, traumatic dental injuries, motor vehicle accidents, chipped enamel, broken crowns and broken bridges all seem to happen at the most inconvenient times for our patients. When you do not have the time in your busy schedule or just can’t take off time from work today to come in to have the work done. The Federal Way Dental Center understands that these urgent dental emergencies are common every occurences to our urgent care facility but you may not know what to do in these situations.
Our professional and skilled staff makes every effort to work with you and your schedule to provide your the immediate dental health care you require. Our dental team works closely with your dental insurance and most dental insurance carriers, to coordinate urgent treatment for you with out delay. Immediate dental assessment and medical dental diagnosis often leads to “early diagnosis” and immediate dental care when required. Early dental assessment, leads to early dental treatment by a qualified dental professional intervention.
Although urgent dental care, is often required for acute dental conditions. Immediate dental evaluation may avoid many undesirable dental health consequences, such as more pronounced acute dental pain, jaw pain or increase swelling of the jaws, inability to chew or eat on fractured teeth or crowns.
Many times loose crowns or loose bridges may seem ok on the teeth, just a bit loose, but in fact these situation often may be a recipe for disaster which frequently lead to fractured roots, cracked teeth, and loss of the dental crown or bridge or even complete loss of the tooth, leading to tooth extraction, tooth removal and complete loss of dental restoration. Crowns and bridges have also been know so be swallowed by patients when eating. More serious dental conditions of patients walking around with loose crowns and loose bridges have lead to patients aspirating dental restorations into the trachea, bronchus or even lungs. These dental consequences are serious and often avoidable by early intervention, dental diagnosis and emergency dentistry being provided to the patient.
Dr Joseph Ardizzone, having been a comprehensive dentist, a University of Washington School of Dentistry Dentist and a caring dentist serving patients in Federal Way for nearly 20 years, has the knowledge, expertise and dental skills to provide immediate dental treatment and urgent dental care in these situations should it be required. We will help ease you of your of the situations, and assist you in providing you the Urgent dentistry and dental health care you need.
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Federal Way, WA 98003
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