(1) This subject embraces theoretical and practical training in all clinical disciplines, orthodontics, periodontics , oral medicine, maxillo-facial surgery, prostodontics and pharmacology.(2) Basic services such as fillings, oral surgery, periodontics (gum treatment) and endodontics (root canals) would be 70 per cent covered.(3) During the mandatory 12-month enrollment period, enrollees are covered for basic restorative services, periodontics , endodontics, oral surgery and dental emergencies.(4) General dentists and dental hygienists can also provide more limited periodontal care.(5) Prenatal counseling should focus on referral to a dentist to treat existing caries and periodontal disease.(6) If you have gum disease, a periodontist may be able to help you, but it can involve surgery and expense.(7) This phenomenon could have increased the severity of periodontal inflammation.(8) Often, it's a dentist or periodontist who is the first to identify a systemic health problem because of what they see in the patient's mouth.(9) Since they specialize in gums, only periodontists should perform the surgery.(10) One reason is that periodontal pathogens could enter the bloodstream, invade the blood vessel walls and ultimately cause atherosclerosis.(11) If your gums bleed easily, see your dentist or periodontist .(12) Patients require referral to a dentist within 24 hours for drainage and debridement of the infected periodontal area.(13) The majority of the periodontists recommend calcium supplements and multivitamins to patients who are not getting adequate amounts in their diets.
