Welcome to Periodontal Practice Leiden
You are at the home page of Periodontol Practice Leiden, the address for healthy gums in the Leiden region and beyond. Are you experiencing bleeding gums, receding gums, bad breath or loose teeth? Then you are probably dealing with periodontitis. Ask your dentist or hygienist for related reading.
The professional treatment of periodontitis can be painless and predictablel. The Periodontal Practice Leiden has extensive experience in the diagnosis and treatment of gum problems.
OUR QUALITIES
Highly trained professionals are available for your treatment. In the Periodontal Practice Leiden all staff personnel are certified oral hygienist or periodontists . The periodontists have had eight years of full time certified training and the dental hygienists four years of certified training.
It is all about you. We want you to share your demands about your teeth. It is our job to listen to you seriously.
We take the time that is needed for your treatment. Sometimes more attention and time is needed to address the demands. Most of our patients are medically compromised. Accordingly interactions and benefits have to be sorted out before starting treatment.
Our periodontal treatments are predictable and effective. Based on state of the art technics and scientific based treatment modalities, our treatments are predictable, comfortable and safe.
Our experienced, English speaking, international staff are here to help.
APPOINTMENTS
To make an appointment you can either contact us by telephone (071-5121412), by email (info@ppleiden.nl) or through our web based agenda. The latter is quite easy to acces and is 24 / 7 available.
NON SURGICAL PERIODONTAL PROCEDURES
The American Academy of Periodontology treatment guidelines stress that periodontal health should be achieved in the least invasive and most cost-effective manner. This is often accomplished through non-surgical periodontal treatment, including scaling and root planing (a careful cleaning of the root surfaces to remove plaque and calculus [tartar] from deep periodontal pockets and to smooth the tooth root to remove bacterial toxins),
followed by adjunctive therapy such as local delivery of antimicrobials and host modulation therapy. Adjunctive therapy is prescribed on a case-by-case basis.
Most periodontists would agree that after scaling and root planing alone, many patients do not require any further active treatment, including surgical therapy. However, the majority of patients will require ongoing maintenance
therapy to sustain periodontal health. Non-surgical therapy does have its limitations, however. In cases where non surgical therapy alone does not achieve periodontal health, surgery may be indicated to restore periodontal
health. This is achieved via a pocket reduction procedure, as described below.
followed by adjunctive therapy such as local delivery of antimicrobials and host modulation therapy. Adjunctive therapy is prescribed on a case-by-case basis.
Most periodontists would agree that after scaling and root planing alone, many patients do not require any further active treatment, including surgical therapy. However, the majority of patients will require ongoing maintenance
therapy to sustain periodontal health. Non-surgical therapy does have its limitations, however. In cases where non surgical therapy alone does not achieve periodontal health, surgery may be indicated to restore periodontal
health. This is achieved via a pocket reduction procedure, as described below.
POCKET REDUCTION PROCEDURES
Your bone and gum tissue should fit snugly around your teeth like a turtleneck around your neck. The gum and bone are "attached" to your teeth, forming a tight seal so that bacteria cannot enter beneath the gums. When you
have periodontal disease, this supporting tissue and bone is destroyed and "detaches" from your teeth, forming "pockets" which allows bacteria to enter and migrate deeper and deeper under the gums, creating a periodontal infection.
As these pockets become deeper, they are creating a larger space for bacteria to live. These deep pockets collect more and more bacteria, resulting in further bone and tissue loss. Eventually, if too much bone is lost, the teeth
will become loose and will need to be extracted.
After non surgical therapy has been completed, your periodontist will re-measure the depth of your pockets. A pocket reduction procedure may be recommended if you have remaining pockets that are too deep to clean or
maintain non-surgically.
During the pocket reduction procedure, your periodontist folds back the gum tissue and removes the disease-causing bacteria plaque and tartar from the root surfaces of the teeth. Once the teeth and roots are clean, he/she will secure the tissue back into place. In some cases, irregular surfaces and sharp edges of the damaged bone are smoothed to limit areas where disease-causing bacteria can hide. It also allows the gum tissue to reattach better to healthy bone.
Reducing pocket depth and eliminating existing bacteria are important in order to prevent damage that can be caused by the progression of periodontal disease, and to help you maintain a healthy smile.
Deeper pockets are more difficult for you and your dental care professional to clean, so it's important for you to reduce the depth of these pockets. Reduced pocket depths and a combination of daily oral hygiene and professional maintenance care can increase your chances of keeping your natural teeth – and decrease the chance of serious health problems associated with periodontal disease.
have periodontal disease, this supporting tissue and bone is destroyed and "detaches" from your teeth, forming "pockets" which allows bacteria to enter and migrate deeper and deeper under the gums, creating a periodontal infection.
As these pockets become deeper, they are creating a larger space for bacteria to live. These deep pockets collect more and more bacteria, resulting in further bone and tissue loss. Eventually, if too much bone is lost, the teeth
will become loose and will need to be extracted.
After non surgical therapy has been completed, your periodontist will re-measure the depth of your pockets. A pocket reduction procedure may be recommended if you have remaining pockets that are too deep to clean or
maintain non-surgically.
During the pocket reduction procedure, your periodontist folds back the gum tissue and removes the disease-causing bacteria plaque and tartar from the root surfaces of the teeth. Once the teeth and roots are clean, he/she will secure the tissue back into place. In some cases, irregular surfaces and sharp edges of the damaged bone are smoothed to limit areas where disease-causing bacteria can hide. It also allows the gum tissue to reattach better to healthy bone.
Reducing pocket depth and eliminating existing bacteria are important in order to prevent damage that can be caused by the progression of periodontal disease, and to help you maintain a healthy smile.
Deeper pockets are more difficult for you and your dental care professional to clean, so it's important for you to reduce the depth of these pockets. Reduced pocket depths and a combination of daily oral hygiene and professional maintenance care can increase your chances of keeping your natural teeth – and decrease the chance of serious health problems associated with periodontal disease.