A 35-year-old member asked:

What are periodontics diseases?

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A 46-year-old member asked:

How do I know if i need periodontic scaling?

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A 59-year-old male asked:

How is a periodontic abscess typically treated?

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A 38-year-old member asked:

What are recent accomplishments in periodontics?

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A 48-year-old member asked:

Can you give me suggestions with periodontics surgery?

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A 37-year-old member asked:

I was wondering what are some advancements in periodontics?

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A 43-year-old member asked:

What are the procedures for scaling and planing on root periodontics?

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A 60-year-old male asked:

Periodontics: about what percent of the time does a gum flap procedure not work and you are then in a position of extraction?

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A 42-year-old member asked:

What category does extraction of a tooth fall into? Endodontics, periodontics, preventative?

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A 46-year-old member asked:

Please help! what is the difference between a orthodontics, endodontics and periodontics dentist?

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A 61-year-old male asked:

Dental--Periodontics: I just discovered a bump under my gum on the cheek side. Does not hurt. Does this always mean extraction?

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A 57-year-old male asked:

Who is the most experience by volume of cases completed to do dental implants.. Periodontics, Prosthodontics, or oral & Maxillofacial surgeon.

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A 59-year-old male asked:

Dds: can a person have an infection in their gum that is not considered a periodontic abscess or tooth abscess? Abscesses seem to lead to extractions.

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A 23-year-old member asked:

What is a periodontist?

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A 39-year-old member asked:

How to become a periodontist?

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A 81-year-old male asked:

But the periodontist wants to remove all.

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A 45-year-old member asked:

How many people see a periodontist for cleaning?

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A 41-year-old member asked:

What is a periodontist? What do they specialize in?

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A 23-year-old female asked:

What happens at an initial periodontist appointment?

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A 59-year-old male asked:

Who is my periodontist's periodontist? Maybe a match to insurance plan! how to ask the #? (asking friends, etc., goes nowhere).

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A 44-year-old female asked:

My periodontist thinks I worry too much. But I want to get more second opinions. Is pocket depth checking something that should be avoided?

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A 59-year-old male asked:

Why isn't my periodontist telling me the cause of my big recession? I go for my quarterly cleanings. Why does he not volunteer the answer in any way?

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A 59-year-old male asked:

I see a periodontist. I want to see the one my own perio. Uses. If i ask the front desk, they will inform my dr. If i ask him--he will be annoyed. ?

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A 59-year-old male asked:

I asked my periodontist to select a new general dds for me from an insurance list of 6 that he knew. All he said: "they are all good men". Huh?

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A 59-year-old male asked:

I go for four perio cleanings a year. Is it usual practice fora periodontist to write down any pockets over 6 mm into notes following each visit?

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A 42-year-old member asked:

What is endodontist vs periodontist?

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A 41-year-old member asked:

Why do I need periodontist despite having good oral hygiene?

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A 37-year-old member asked:

What's the difference between a periodontist and a regular dentist?

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A 40-year-old member asked:

How do I find what's the difference between a dentist & a periodontist?

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A 31-year-old member asked:

What's the difference between periodontist and a regular dentist? Training and cost

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Periodontics

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

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