Periodontal Treatment
Port Jefferson Station, NY

Smile Shack provides Periodontal Treatment services in Port Jefferson Station, NY. Call our office at 631-928-7500 for information on our services or to make an appointment.

Most people think of dental care and picture cavities and fillings. However, your gums and bones actually support your teeth and provide the foundation for your oral health. Periodontics focuses exclusively on these supporting structures. Whether you deal with gum disease, have a missing tooth, or want to enhance your smile, our specialized periodontal treatments deliver solutions beyond general dentistry.

Our team combines advanced surgical techniques with modern diagnostics, applying the best of biology and technology to restore your oral health and function.

Periodontal disease (gum disease) begins as a chronic bacterial infection. You need a tiered approach to combat it effectively, starting with non-surgical cleaning and continuing with ongoing maintenance.

Scaling and Root Planing (SRP)

SRP, often called a "deep cleaning," gives you your initial defense against active gum disease.

• Scaling: Involves deep cleaning below the gum line to remove plaque and calculus.
• Root Planing: Smooths the rough spots on the tooth root where bacteria collect. This critical step eliminates bacterial toxins and creates a clean surface that allows the gum tissue to heal and reattach firmly to the tooth.

Osseous Surgery

If deep gum pockets persist after SRP, bacteria can continue to attack your bone. Osseous surgery smooths shallow craters in the bone caused by moderate or advanced bone loss. This procedure reduces pocket depth, making it easier for you to keep the area clean and halt the progression of the disease.

Periodontal Maintenance Program

Diligent brushing and flossing form the core of your oral health, yet even the most thorough home routine leaves behind some bacteria and plaque. If you don’t remove plaque, it hardens into calculus (tartar), which brushing alone cannot eliminate.

Standard dental cleanings no longer give you the level of care you need after we treat your periodontal disease. We create personalized periodontal maintenance schedules—typically every three to four months—based on your specific gum health history. These visits disrupt bacterial colonies before they can re-establish and cause further destruction.

Replace missing teeth and maintain strong bone structure by choosing advanced periodontal care. We offer a range of treatments that build the foundation for your healthy, lasting smile.

Dental Implant Placement

Dental implants set the standard for tooth replacement. Instead of just sitting on top of the gums like dentures or relying on adjacent teeth like bridges, implants replace your tooth root, actively stimulate the jawbone, and stop bone loss. Once we prepare the site, we surgically place a titanium post into your jawbone. Over time, your bone fuses to the post (osseointegration), forming a stable anchor for a custom crown.

Bone Grafting & Regeneration

Losing a tooth can cause resorption or collapse of the surrounding jawbone. Bone grafting stops this process. We add bone material to the empty socket, which serves as a scaffold and prompts your body to regenerate new bone. This step maintains the ridge’s shape and ensures future implants have strong support.

Sinus Augmentation

If you have missing upper back teeth, you might not have enough bone height in that area, which makes implant placement challenging due to how close the maxillary sinus sits. We address this with sinus augmentation (sinus lift). Our team carefully lifts the sinus membrane upward and places a bone graft beneath it, building enough bone volume to anchor dental implants with confidence.

Extractions

We always prioritize saving your natural teeth, but sometimes severe fractures or advanced disease require removal. Our team extracts teeth and preserves the surrounding bone and gum tissue to support future restoration.

We focus on our most advanced periodontal treatments to rebuild and protect your gum tissue using minimally invasive techniques. We address both functional problems and cosmetic concerns by restoring lost gum tissue and improving the appearance of your gum line.

Gingival Grafting

Gingival grafting targets areas where gum tissue has thinned or receded. We add new tissue—usually from the roof of your mouth—to reinforce the gum line, reduce sensitivity, and protect the roots of your teeth. This treatment prevents further recession and strengthens the foundation around your teeth.

Connective Tissue Grafting

Connective tissue grafts provide the gold standard for treating exposed roots and increasing gum thickness. We carefully take a thin layer of connective tissue from beneath the surface of your palate and transplant it to the affected site. This approach reliably covers exposed roots, reduces sensitivity, and restores a smooth, natural appearance.

Rely on periodontal procedures not just for health maintenance but also to dramatically improve your smile’s appearance by correcting issues like "gummy" smiles, uneven gum lines, or exposed roots.

Gum Grafting (Connective Tissue Grafts)

Gum recession exposes delicate tooth roots, which leads to sensitivity and aesthetic concerns. To solve this, we use a small amount of tissue and surgically place it over the exposed root. This procedure shields the tooth, minimizes sensitivity, and restores a balanced, natural gum line.

Crown lengthening reshapes your gum tissue and, when needed, the underlying bone so you reveal more of the natural tooth.

• Esthetic: Corrects a "gummy smile" by removing excess tissue to reveal the full length of the teeth for a symmetrical appearance.
• Functional: Exposes more solid tooth structure to ensure a new crown can properly grip the tooth without irritating gum tissue.

Modern periodontics requires precision. Our Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) scanner rotates around your head and collects detailed data, allowing us to create a three-dimensional image of your teeth, jaw, and nerve pathways.

Why we use CBCT:

• Implant Planning: Visualize exact bone width and height for safe implant placement.
• Pathology Detection: Identify cysts or infections hidden on traditional 2D X-rays.
• Surgical Precision: Create surgical guides that ensure instruments are placed at the exact angle required.

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