Periodontology (Gum Disease Treatment): For Healthy Gums
The foundation of healthy teeth is healthy gums. Gum diseases (periodontal diseases) are one of the most common causes of tooth loss and can be prevented with early diagnosis and treatment.
Comprehensive Gum Treatments
We offer comprehensive treatment methods for gingivitis that manifests with symptoms such as bleeding, redness, swelling and sensitivity in your gums, and periodontitis in more advanced stages. In advanced cases, we restore your gum health with surgical gum treatments.
Scientific Background: Research into Gum Disease
19th century — Recognising the disease. The American dentist John M. Riggs described in detail the condition marked by receding gums and loosening teeth; for a long time it was known as "Riggs' disease".
1965 — Experimental gingivitis. Experimental Gingivitis in Man by Harald Löe and colleagues is one of the defining experiments in the field. Volunteers with healthy gums who stopped brushing developed gingivitis within 10-21 days, and the condition reversed completely once brushing resumed. This established the causal role of plaque and showed that early-stage disease is reversible.
1998 — Microbial complexes. Sigmund Socransky and his team grouped the bacteria in the periodontal pocket according to how they occur together. The "red complex" species, most strongly associated with advanced periodontitis, explain why treatment is not limited to cleaning alone.
Why the early stage matters
At the gingivitis stage there is no loss of tissue and the condition is fully reversible. Once the disease progresses to periodontitis, where bone loss begins, the lost supporting tissue does not return on its own and the aim becomes halting progression. Bleeding gums are therefore a finding to act on, not to wait out.