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    • Welcome
    • About
      • Meet the Doctor
      • Meet the Staff
      • Patient Review
      • About Us
    • Office Tour
    • Our Practice
      • Financing Options
      • Patient Forms
    • Implants
      • Dental Implants
      • Mini Implants
      • Dental Implants Answers
    • Periodontics
      • Arestin
      • Biopsy
      • Bone Grafting
      • Ridge Augmentation
      • Sinus Augmentation
      • Cosmetic Perio Surgery
      • Crown Lengthening
      • Frenectomy
      • Gingival / Gum Grafting
      • Occlusal Adjustment
      • Osseous Surgery
      • Osseous Grafting
      • Periodontal (Gum) Disease
      • Periodontal Splinting
      • Scaling & Root Planning
      • Soft Tissue Graft
    • Our Technology
      • Digital X-Ray&CT Scanning
      • Harvesting & Regeneration
      • Piezo Surgery
      • Oral Cancer Screenings
      • Intraoral Camera
      • Sedation
      • Sedation Q & A
    • Surgical Instructions
    • Q and A
    • Contact Us
    • Teleconferencing
Mountainside Oral Implantology & Prosthetics
(208)665-2266
  • Welcome
  • About
    • Meet the Doctor
    • Meet the Staff
    • Patient Review
    • About Us
  • Office Tour
  • Our Practice
    • Financing Options
    • Patient Forms
  • Implants
    • Dental Implants
    • Mini Implants
    • Dental Implants Answers
  • Periodontics
    • Arestin
    • Biopsy
    • Bone Grafting
    • Ridge Augmentation
    • Sinus Augmentation
    • Cosmetic Perio Surgery
    • Crown Lengthening
    • Frenectomy
    • Gingival / Gum Grafting
    • Occlusal Adjustment
    • Osseous Surgery
    • Osseous Grafting
    • Periodontal (Gum) Disease
    • Periodontal Splinting
    • Scaling & Root Planning
    • Soft Tissue Graft
  • Our Technology
    • Digital X-Ray&CT Scanning
    • Harvesting & Regeneration
    • Piezo Surgery
    • Oral Cancer Screenings
    • Intraoral Camera
    • Sedation
    • Sedation Q & A
  • Surgical Instructions
  • Q and A
  • Contact Us
  • Teleconferencing

Osseous Surgery / Pocket Reduction

Sometimes the effects of periodontal disease create permanent changes in the tooth and gum structure that will cause issues in the future. Enlarged gum pockets between the tooth and the gum line are common after having advanced gum disease. Sometimes these gaps are cosmetic in nature and affect the appearance of the gums. More commonly, the gaps put the teeth at future risk for tooth and gum disease, as they are just one more place that plaque and bacteria can collect. Pocket reduction surgery is designed to thwart the aftereffects of periodontal disease and restore your mouth to a healthy state. 


The goal of periodontal surgery to gain access to the tooth root and to clean the damaged areas. Once the dentist can visually see the damage, it can be removed completely. Removing the plaque and decayed gum tissue leaves a pocket between the gum and the tooth. Sometimes the gum returns to its original position, but still the pocket is present. The pocket requires more frequent cleanings as the patient is unable to get to the pockets with regular brushing and flossing. Once the swelling from the periodontal treatment has subsided, the dentist may need to suture the gum to where the bone has resorbed. The goal is to create a space large enough so it can be reached through daily oral hygiene, but small enough that it is not a breeding ground for plaque and bacteria.

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Mountainside Oral Implantology & Prostethics  

511 West Hanley Avenue, Coeur D'Alene, ID 83815 

PHONE: (208) 665-2266 FAX: (208) 980-7057       

Open Mon-Thu 8am-5pm Fri 8am-2pm   

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