Dr. Irwin has dedicated her career to creating healthy, beautiful smiles. Overall gum health is essential to this mission. Dr. Irwin offers preliminary periodontal treatments, such as scaling/root planing and curettage to help her patients eliminate gum disease and achieve optimal gum health.
- Scaling is the removal of calculus (tartar) and plaque that are on the tooth surface, specifically targeting the area below the gum line, along the root.
- Root planing removes any remaining tartar and smoothes irregular areas of the root surface.
- Curettage is a procedure that removes diseased tissue from the mouth and gums and is used on patients with more advanced gum disease.
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