Gum disease — medically known as periodontitis — affects 47.2% of adults over age 30 in the U.S. About 8.5% of them may have severe periodontitis. Gum disease is a severe infection or inflammation of ...

SRP is the frontline treatment for periodontitis and involves removing plaque below the gumline. It significantly reduces inflammation, bleeding, and bacterial infection in the gums. Adjunctive ...

Your dentist may recommend that you get your teeth scaled. This procedure is generally conducted along with root planing. In more common terms, these procedures are known as a “deep cleaning.” Teeth ...

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / November 11, 2025 / If you've encountered swelling, bleeding or pain in your gums, you may have developed periodontal disease. Also known ...

We all know that treatment plans are a list of proposed procedures and treatments that must be presented to patients in a way they understand and agree to. Usually, the dentist or hygienist introduces ...

One of the most frustrating insurance questions is what to do when your patient needs limited scaling and root planing, but the rest of the mouth is pretty healthy. This frequently discussed situation ...

There is difficulty in combining different studies in a meta-analysis, but all these therapies appear to have some useful effects. This study examined scaling and root planing effects in relation to ...

Florida Combined Life is dropping its policy that limits same-day scaling and root planning to two quadrants, according to a Nov. 12 news release from the American Dental Association.  Here are five t ...

Teeth deep cleaning, or periodontal scaling and root planing, is a common procedure that treats gum disease by removing bacteria above and below the gumline. It may prevent future tooth loss. Share on ...

Design The study was a multicentre randomised controlled trial (RCT). Intervention A total of 130 patients received either the active or placebo gel in periodontal pockets in one quadrant of the mouth ...