Periodontal Disease Odessa Texas TX - Periodontal Disease Is Now the Main Reason For Tooth Loss - Early Detection In The Odessa, Pecos, Monahans, Andrews and Crane Texas Area is now available at John H Hatten DDS.

Odessa, TX John H Hatten DDS Cosmetic Dentistry

John H Hatten DDS

603 East 6th Street = Odessa = TX 79761 = 432 332-8300

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Periodontal disease-silent and deadly

Periodontal disease can go on for years without pain and without detection unless specific examination procedures are performed. Visual oral examination by itself (even by a dentist) will not reliably detect periodontal disease until it has reached an advanced stage.

Early detection and adequate diagnosis require measurement of pockets (the crevice between the tooth and gum) with a periodontal probe. Effective prevention and treatment is available, but the damage caused as the disease progresses is irreversible.

Early detection and treatment is critical to prevent tooth loss and disfigurement. Although the procedure is simple, painless and requires only a few minutes, millions of American adults have never had it done.

Signs of periodontal disease - bleeding gums, redness of gum tissue, swelling of gums around the teeth, breath odor, receding gums, mobility of teeth.

Periodontal Disease
In Odessa Texas and the surrounding
Pecos - Monahans - Andrews - Crane TX areas.