David P Mathews DDS
Periodontist | Periodontics
4050 S 19th St #101 Tacoma WA, 98405About
Dr. David Mathews practices Periodontics in Tacoma, WA. A periodontist is a dentist who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of periodontal disease, and in the placement of dental implants. Dr. Mathews has expertise in the treatment of oral inflammation and often treats problematic periodontal cases, such as those with severe gum disease or a complex medical history. Some treatments that Dr. Mathews provides are scaling and root planing and root surface debridement.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Gingival recession. The condition, process, and treatment.
- Soft tissue management around implants in the esthetic zone.
- The pediculated connective tissue graft: a technique for improving unaesthetic implant restorations.
- Interdisciplinary management of anterior dental esthetics.
- Palatally impacted canines: the case for preorthodontic uncovering and autonomous eruption.
- Accelerating tooth movement: the case against corticotomy-induced orthodontics.
- Surgical and orthodontic management of impacted teeth.
- Managing treatment for the orthodontic patient with periodontal problems.
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