Think back to the last time you had a dental exam, where the hygienist or dentist repeatedly called out a series of numbers, such as “4, 3, 3…3, 2, 3….3, 2, 4…” while you listened. The numbers were either jotted down by an assistant or clicked into a computer. What is Periodontal Probing? These measurements are the depth of the sulcus or periodontal pocket at six specific points on each…

Does it seem like every time you eat, you have food that’s getting caught or packed between certain teeth? May-be you can’t leave a restaurant without a toothpick in hand or have to keep a package of floss picks in your desk drawer at work. While it’s normal to get food caught here and there sometimes, if it’s the same area meal after meal, there’s likely a bigger problem at hand: gum…

Periodontal disease is a term describing infection of the tissues which surround a tooth including the gums or the root of the tooth. There are two types of periodontal disease: ‘gingivitis’ is an infection and inflammation of the gums around the neck of a tooth whereas ‘periodontitis’ is an infection of the ligament and bone surrounding the root of a tooth. What causes periodontal…