Signs You May Need Periodontal Therapy for Gum Disease

Discover the warning signs of gum disease that could necessitate periodontal therapy, revealing what they might mean for your oral health.
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Study: No clinical advantage of lasers for perio maintenance

Do soft-tissue lasers add clinical value to the treatment of periodontal disease beyond what can be achieved using only scaling and root planing (SRP)? The literature so far is mixed, but a new study ...
Science Daily

People who receive periodontal care have better outcomes after heart attack, study finds

Researchers studied patients receiving periodontal care, dental cleanings or no dental care during 2016-2018 and who had acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) in 2017. They found that patients ...
Nature

Powered toothbrush plus triclosan only as effective as manual brush and fluoride toothpaste for periodontal maintenance patients

This randomised, controlled and single-masked clinical trial was carried out in specialist clinics in Sweden and the US. The test group were instructed to use an rotation–oscillation action (ROA) ...
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Perio Tray now has insurance code

The ADA has issued a new insurance code for the Perio Tray, made by Perio Protect, as a noninvasive treatment for periodontal disease. The ADA's Code Maintenance Committee recently voted to add D5994 ...