First Treatment Visit
If you are a new patient to Olive Tree Dental a new patient exam is carried out first to ensure you are dentally fit for the treatment. We carry out a comprehensive assessment of your mouth, and take X-rays and photographs of your teeth, whilst also examining the soft tissues such as your gums and tongue, as well the gland area.
After a thorough full examination of your teeth, we will advise on how extensive your teeth need to be cleaned. We may need to perform treatment to reach plaque and tartar underneath your gum line. We will let you know how many appointments will be necessary to remove this, and to put you back on track with your oral health.
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Second Treatment Visit
A deep scale and polish is performed above and below the gum line. A tiny patch called a perio chip may be placed to help reduce the size of the pocket and help to stop the build-up of more harmful biofilm.
You may require follow-up treatment appointments if build up is extensive.
Patient Review
A review appointment may be recommended to ensure treatment is working to address gum disease.
Aftercare
Regular hygienist appointments are recommended to maintain your oral health, and to prevent gum disease from returning.
Before treatment, we will make a full assessment of your symptoms, so that the optimal treatment is identified to suit your needs. It may be that a multidisciplinary approach and on-going treatment is needed to address the disease. We are proud that we offer GBT (Guided biofilm therapy®) at Olive Tree Dental so as part of ongoing maintenance to maintain positive oral health & hygiene we will be recommending this to all our patients. Rest assured, we will get your oral health back to a place where it no longer causes unpleasant symptoms and risks compromising your long-term dental health.
The two types of gum disease are:
Gum disease is often referred to as a ‘silent’ aggressor, as in many cases, symptoms don’t appear until the condition is severe.
However, some classic symptoms of gum disease include:
You’ve probably heard dentists repeat the importance of check-ups so many times. This said, it’s worth labouring the point that regular check-ups are the bedrock of making sure plaque and tartar doesn’t make an unwelcome return. We are proud that we offer GBT (Guided biofilm therapy®) at Olive Tree Dental so as part of ongoing maintenance to maintain positive oral health & hygiene we will be recommending this to all our patients.
Some common causes of bleeding gums include:
Please see our fee guide to view detailed costs of gum disease treatment at Olive Tree Dental. As an initial indication, our prices for perio treatment start from £198 per hour; we believe everyone should have access to successful and effective gum health treatment – that’s why we offer 0% finance* to help you spread the cost of treatment.
As we are a member-based practice, we reward patients who prioritise their oral health and hygiene, by offering 10% off treatments, when you become an Olive Tree Dental member, and selecting one of our many affordable plans.
Our prices are set with the following in mind:
We cannot comment on what other practices in Reading offer, each practice is different, but we value the trust our patients place in our hands. Rest assured at Olive Tree Dental we treat our patients with the utmost care and our aim is to have you smiling confidently.
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