Contemporary Periodontal Therapy for Virginia Beach and Beyond

Why does our team at Smile by Design encourage you to come in for checkups twice a year? Because regular care will help us protect you from a common oral health condition like periodontal disease. Caused by a buildup of plaque and bacteria, periodontal disease can lead to red or swollen gums, plus bleeding, and in more advanced cases, tooth loss.

Other symptoms of periodontal disease include:

• Persistent bad breath
• Receding gums
• A change in the way your teeth fit together
• Pockets between your teeth and gums

Through regular visits with Dr. Stephanie Santos and Dr. Virginia Folck, our Virginia Beach dental team can help you monitor your smile for any of these symptoms. Sometimes periodontal disease can slip by unnoticed in its earliest stages. It takes a trained eye to spot these symptoms early on.

If we find any signs of periodontal disease during your appointment, we’re happy to recommend a treatment plan with root planing and scaling. This deep cleaning approach is a very effective way of treating periodontal disease before it becomes too severe.

But of course, our real goal at Smile by Design is preventing the need for periodontal therapy altogether. To schedule a checkup and cleaning with our Virginia Beach office, give us a call today.  We’re happy to serve patients from Fort Story, Sandbridge, and beyond.