If you have a history of periodontal disease, it’s vital that we examine the health of your gums every three months.

That’s because periodontal disease cannot be cured; it can only be controlled. And if it isn’t closely monitored and controlled, over time it can quickly worsen destroying bone and soft tissue, and eventually causing you to lose your teeth.

Why is frequent recare important?

When we first find periodontal disease, we treat it with scaling and root planning to remove plaque and infection from beneath your gums.

While this treatment disrupts the growth of the bacteria, some bacteria do remain and may settle back into the pocket, where they begin reproducing again. In fact, once bacteria have become re-established in the pockets, the number of bacteria doubles every time it reproduces, reaching destructive levels in as little as 90 days.

What if I don’t see any problems?