Scaling & Root Planing in Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Once gum disease has opened pockets between the gum and the root, a regular cleaning physically cannot reach the bottom of them. Scaling and root planing works below the gum line, removing hardened deposits off the root surface and smoothing it so the tissue has something clean to reattach to.

At Bluewater Dental, our Palm Beach Gardens office numbs the area properly and usually treats one side of the mouth per visit so it stays comfortable. This is first-line treatment for most gum disease. Pockets that fail to close afterward are what move a case toward surgery.