Periodontitis is a long word to hear from a dental chair. Here is what it describes, why deep cleaning is so often the treatment that follows it, and what to ask next.
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Few people walk out of an exam already knowing what periodontitis involves. You may have nodded along, gone home, and typed the word into a search bar. In short, it means inflammation has moved past the gum’s edge and the attachment holding a tooth in place has been affected.
Scaling and root planing is the deep-cleaning treatment used for that condition, reaching deposits on root surfaces inside periodontal pockets. If you live in Sinclair Park, this page can help you make sense of the term before you sit down with the dentist at our McPhillips Street clinic in Winnipeg.
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Attachment, pockets and calculus are all words you can have explained until they make sense to you.
A diagnosis rests on findings from your mouth, and you’re welcome to ask what yours were.
Deep cleaning aims to let inflammation settle so the tissues have a chance to heal.
Periodontitis lives where a toothbrush can’t follow. The treatment is built around getting to that hidden area, which is why it differs from what you know as a dental cleaning.
Four kinds of evidence usually feed into the diagnosis, each one showing a different side of what is going on around your teeth.
Instruments go beneath the gumline to the root surfaces your plan identifies, and clear away what has collected there.
A diagnosis is specific to you and may apply to some teeth and not others. Whether scaling and root planing suits your situation is settled through assessment with the dentist.
There’s no need to learn the whole vocabulary before you arrive. Treatment tends to move through these stages, and you can stop us at any of them with a question.
Request your visitWe look at what was measured and which teeth are involved, along with your health history and any medications you take.
How many areas are affected and how deep they go shape whether it’s one visit or several, split by sections of your mouth.
The area is commonly frozen with local anaesthetic first. Specialized instruments then work on the roots marked in your plan.
Instructions are fitted to your own spaces, tenderness and tools, so that keeping those areas clean stays realistic.
If a word from your last appointment stuck with you, write it down. A short list of terms you’d like explained is a perfectly good way to begin the conversation.
Cost and appointment length follow from the number of areas being treated, so ask for an estimate. What your plan contributes is determined by that plan.
Seating in the waiting area, and a pale blue chair in a treatment room.
Hearing you have a disease of any kind can be unsettling, even when it’s one that dentistry treats routinely. Tell us how much detail you want and how you’re feeling about moving forward.
If a clinical word goes by too quickly, stop us and ask what it means for your teeth.
Your plan, history and preferences all affect how anaesthetic is used, and you can ask about each.
Understanding your condition matters more than getting through the explanation quickly.
Living with the diagnosis
Once treated areas start healing, they can be tender, react to hot or cold, or bleed a little. How much depends on how extensive the work was, and these effects generally ease with time.
The routine you were shown is part of the treatment, so keep using it on the areas that were cleaned.
Tissues get time to respond, and then pockets, bleeding, tone and symptoms are set beside your original findings.
Most people treated for this condition go on to maintenance visits, at intervals personalized to their results.
Phone the clinic about bleeding that persists, swelling on the increase, severe pain, or anything that strays from your instructions.
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Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)Assessment and treatment both happen at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, in Winnipeg. A directions link is provided with this section.
Send a request through the form or call (204) 338-3003. A request isn’t a booked time until the clinic confirms it, and anything urgent should be handled by phone.
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Helpful details about scaling & root planning in Sinclair Park.
Ask our teamNo. Gingivitis refers to inflamed gums. Periodontitis goes further and involves lost attachment around the teeth, which may include changes in bone. An exam tells the two apart.
Often not fully. Pockets and root deposits sit below the gumline, and bone is only visible on dental images. That’s why a measured exam carries more weight than appearance.
Periodontitis involves root surfaces inside pockets, and those are out of reach for brushing, floss and routine polishing. Deep cleaning is designed to treat those surfaces directly.
A diagnosis alone doesn’t answer that. Each tooth has its own findings, so ask what yours show. Treatment aims to control inflammation and slow progression, though nobody can promise a particular result.
Think of the deep cleaning as a stage instead of an ending. Your results get reassessed, and most patients continue with periodontal maintenance so stability can be watched.
Simply mention you’ve been told you have periodontitis, or that you’d like your gums assessed. Use this page’s form or call (204) 338-3003, and the clinic will confirm a visit on McPhillips Street.
These pages explain related care in more depth. The dentist’s findings determine which of them, if any, apply to you.
Learn how gum disease treatment in Winnipeg addresses bleeding, inflammation, periodontal pockets and bone loss through diagnosis and personalized care.
Explore serviceExplore periodontal care in Winnipeg for gum disease, recession and bone loss, including scaling, grafting and implant-site preparation.
Explore serviceExplore periodontal pocket reduction surgery in Winnipeg for advanced gum disease, including when it may be recommended, treatment goals and recovery.
Explore serviceHave an urgent concern? Call (204) 338-3003 to discuss availability.
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Sinclair Park residents can ask for an assessment at our Winnipeg clinic, and we’ll be in touch to arrange it.
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