Dr. Maria Dolores Escoto, DDS

I really have t seen any disadvantages for this Tx as long as your are under the hands of a well trained dentist or orthodontist trained in Invisalign Tx and that is dedicated to your end goal . The most important thing on your end is compliance !

Hello there,

Root planning and scaling is a treatment done specifically when there is periodontal disease (loss of bone, inflammation, bleeding, or pocket depth of more than 4mm). After this treatment, there needs to be a maintenance program set in place for the patient or recare as we call it every 3-4 months. When a patient doesn’t maintain the treatment, then he/she will fall back to the initial diagnoses. So, regular visits are crucial for any treatment to have a great and healthy outcome.

This could mean many different things. When soft tissues start bleeding, it is the first sign of inflammation. Healthy gum tissue shouldn’t bleed. We can also see bleeding contributed to medication, airway breathing, anemia, etc. The first thing is to visit your dentist or pediatric dentist with your 8-year-old and get this under control. Preventive care is really the best way to go.
Hope this helps.

Candida, or oral thrush as you may know it, is a fungus that can appear intra-orally from medication, ill-fitting dentures, or other systemic and immune compromised disease. You should definitely follow up with your dentist so they can find the root cause of the recurrence.

TMD, or also called TMJ, is a structural stomagatic disorder that is very intermediately related to airway issues and unhappy facial and beach muscles. This can contribute to many symptoms like headaches, vertigo, head and neck pain, sore muscles, and clenching and bruxing as you mentioned. There are many approaches and modalities in treating this disorder. I have seen best results with my patients with the science of GNeuromuscular dentistry.

There are many alternatives in today’s dentistry from temporary solutions to the more permanent ones. You should look into a well trained cosmetic dentist that has experience in this area and that can communicate with you as to what will be best for you at this time. Sobedentist.com

This is a great question one of the first sign and most visible is blessing, you can also see puffy gums, sensitivity, foul odor and inflammation. If X-rays are taken, you might also find loss of attachments to surrounding tissue and bone loss. It is important to understand that this is an infectious disease that is linked to cardiac issues, diabetes, hypertension, and Alzheimer's. It’s also transmitted through the saliva, so if one member is treated, so should the others in the family.