“How long does a periodontal treatment take?”
I am a 49 year old male. I was diagnosed with periodontitis. How long does a periodontal treatment take?
2 Answers
Hello,
Sorry to hear about your periodontitis. How long treatment takes usually depends on what kind of treatment you are having done. The first step with treating periodontitis (periodontal disease) is having scaling and root planning done. This means usually has to be done in two visits (one side of the mouth one day and the other side of the mouth another day). Local anesthesia is given during this procedure. Each appoint lasts about an hour. A follow up visit is usually recommended for a few weeks from then another cleaning a few months after the scaling and root planning. This is all part of the process to arrest (stop) the periodontitis. If it has been determined that some type of surgical procedure is needed, the appointment generally lasts about an hour for each area that is needed. Hope this helps.
My best to you!
William F. Scott IV, DMD
Sorry to hear about your periodontitis. How long treatment takes usually depends on what kind of treatment you are having done. The first step with treating periodontitis (periodontal disease) is having scaling and root planning done. This means usually has to be done in two visits (one side of the mouth one day and the other side of the mouth another day). Local anesthesia is given during this procedure. Each appoint lasts about an hour. A follow up visit is usually recommended for a few weeks from then another cleaning a few months after the scaling and root planning. This is all part of the process to arrest (stop) the periodontitis. If it has been determined that some type of surgical procedure is needed, the appointment generally lasts about an hour for each area that is needed. Hope this helps.
My best to you!
William F. Scott IV, DMD
Your treatment time will depend upon the condition of your mouth (does the periodontitis affect all your teeth or just some?), and the type of treatment being done.
