Non-Surgical Treatment
Dr. Kelk's philosophy of treatment is that periodontal health should be achieved in the least invasive and most cost-effective manner. This is often accomplished through non-surgical periodontal treatment, including scaling and root planing (a careful cleaning of the root surfaces to remove plaque and calculus [tartar] from deep periodontal pockets and to smooth the tooth root to remove bacterial toxins), followed by adjunctive therapy such as local delivery antimicrobials and host modulation, as needed on a case-by-case basis.

Non-Surgical Therapy does have its limitations, however, and when it does not achieve periodontal health, surgery may be indicated to restore periodontal anatomy damaged by periodontal diseases and to facilitate oral hygiene practices. Many of these methods are part of periodontal maintenance for treating periodontal diseases, which can include a peridontal deep cleaning, peridontal scaling, root planing per quadrant, prophylaxis, and full mouth debridement. Please ask your periodontist, Dr. Pichak Kelk, about any questions you might have on these methods to help with periodontal disease..