Comprehensive Periodontal & Dental Implant Procedures
Tailored Treatment Plans Guided by Patients and Specialists in Periodontal & Dental Implant Surgery
Non-invasive and Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques
Nashville Periodontal Group’s providers (Drs. Akin, Temlock, and West) routinely incorporates minimally invasive surgical techniques to maximize outcomes while reducing trauma to the surgical sites. These methods are utilized to decrease post-operative discomfort by curtailing disturbances to the natural tissues while performing procedures. These techniques minimize incisions and stitches while maximizing patient comfort, healing, and surgical esthetic outcomes.
Dental Implant Related Prodecures
Dental Implants replace missing or badly broken teeth that can long longer be restored. Dental implants are essentially metal anchors that substitute for the root(s) of your teeth, and they are secured to your jawbone via a routine procedure with minimal disturbances to most patients. After proper healing, a new crown is secured to the implant, which often is even more esthetic than the old, real tooth. Whether you are replacing one tooth or securing an entire denture or full-arch non-removable prosthesis, dental implants have revolutionized dentistry by providing a long-term, cost effective, predictable, and esthetic outcome for missing teeth.
Periodontal Related Procedures
Periodontal-related diseases are chronic, inflammatory, and destructive responses to normal bacteria present in our mouths. There are several forms and types of periodontal disease (such as gingivitis and periodontitis), but most of these oral diseases are initiated and sustained by bacterial plaque. Although bacterium usually activates the disease process, most periodontal destruction is related to the host response (your body’s reaction to the bacteria) and not necessarily the presence of the bacteria alone. Therefore, most treatments for traditional periodontal diseases are performed to reduce and change bacterial load and composition, repair structures that were affected by the disease process, and alter the local environment to help protect the individual areas from disease reoccurrence.
Periodontal Hygiene and Maintenance Procedures
Periodontal maintenance (cleanings and evaluations) is a vital component in the overall success and care of periodontal treatment. Beyond simply cleaning the periodontal structures to maximize treatment results, frequent maintenance allows our team to re-assess your periodontal health, refine treatment plans, and tailor treatment for any individual.
Sedation Options
Nashville Periodontal Group and Drs. Akin, Temlock, and West are dental patients too! We understand that going to any appointment can create stress, anxiety, and even fear. With advances in dental and medical sedation, Nashville Periodontal Group provides several types of sedation for their patients to make each experience pleasant, relaxing, and even unrememberable! Nashville Periodontal Group can customize your experience from Periodontal Maintenance (Cleanings) all the way through Periodontal and Dental Implant Surgeries to make your experience comfortable, reduce stress, anxiety, and discomfort, and even be enjoyable. We often find that sedation is beneficial for both the patient and the provider. It usually allows our provider to perform procedures more quickly which ultimately leads to better surgical outcomes. Each doctor at Nashville Periodontal Group is licensed to perform Comprehensive Sedation, and we perform hundreds of sedation procedures each year. To keep current on all sedation types, our doctors are required to obtain state-regulated sedation licenses, attend sedation-specific continuing education, and each office is licensed and regulated by the Tennessee Board of Dentistry.