Periodontology is the science that deals with the health of the tissues surrounding the teeth. The tissues surrounding the teeth consist of both hard and soft tissues. The tooth surface and bone form the hard tissues, while the gums form the soft tissue. Periodontal health, which means the health of the supporting tissues and gums surrounding the teeth, is an important part of oral and dental health. Both oral and dental health is an integral part of general body health.
The healthy functioning of teeth and surrounding tissues depends on maintaining oral hygiene at the optimum level. The teeth and their surroundings must be cleaned of mycobial plaque, which is the main cause of dental caries and gum disease. Tooth brushing is the most effective method for this purpose. According to World Health Organization reports, the most common disease in the world is gingivitis, or inflammation of the gums. Priodontology, which deals with this disease, which is a common health problem in our country, offers both preventive medicine and therapeutic Periodontology treatment services.
Periodontology treatment includes both surgical and non-surgical treatments. The long-term and healthy functioning of all kinds of treatments and procedures performed in the mouth is strictly dependent on observing the basic principles of Periodontology. For a healthy smile, it is not enough to have healthy just teeth. If the teeth and gums as a healthy whole and the surrounding supporting tissues are healthy, everything is in balance. People whose teeth are free of decay, but whose surrounding tissues and gum health, i.e. periodontal health, are not in good condition, can lose a large number of teeth. No matter how high-tech, expensive, aesthetic prostheses and appliances are made in the mouth, if they are not in good harmony with the gums, they are doomed to fail. Even a simple filling must be compatible with the gums. As a result of periodontally incompatible restorations applied to patients, gingival problems and infections develop. This is why every year many incompatible restorations have to be replaced or are thrown away. In results you lose time, money, and labor. The healthiest way to prevent this is not to apply any restoration to periodontally unhealthy tissues.
Before any kind of restoration to be performed in the mouth, the utmost attention and meticulousness should be paid to periodontal health. Periodontology treatment does not only consist of applications aimed at preventing and eliminating diseases. It also deals with the preparation of hard and soft tissues around the teeth before prosthetic applications. Plastic surgery procedures are performed for this purpose. The levels of excessive visible gums can be corrected, color harmonies can be organized, crown lengthening procedures can be performed to increase the retention of crown bridge restorations, exposed root surfaces can be covered with various plastic surgery procedures, congenital anomalies can be corrected, and a harmonious soft tissue support and transition can be provided in aesthetic dentistry applications. These processes are extremely delicate, sometimes necessitating working under a lens, sometimes under a microscope. In addition to these procedures performed by Periodontology specialists, implant surgery, the creation of the substructures of implant prostheses, plastic surgery procedures, the execution of the protective measures required for the long-term healthy use of implants, the necessary interventions to eliminate infections around the implant, the application of bone grafts, the application of regenerative treatments are also included in the field of application of Periodontology.