Preventive

• Teeth Cleaning

Restorative

• Veneers
  If you feel that your teeth are too short and your smile is too "gummy" or that your gumline is uneven, covering too much of some teeth, while leaving others the right length, a simple cosmetic treatment might be just right for you. Your teeth probably are not too short at all. In fact, they may be just the right length. You simply may have too much gum tissue covering your teeth, and hiding your smile. Crown lengthening procedures remove excess gum to expose more of the crown of the tooth. Your gumline is then sculpted to give your new smile just the right look. If restorations are necessary, this procedure sets the stage allowing your new veneers or crowns to have the correct length and shape, giving you a beautiful smile.
• Crowns
  Subepithelial connective tissue grafting was performed for the purpose of achieving root coverage. Afterwards, new crown restorations were fabricated for the central incisors by Dr. William Hinsley, Stuart, Florida.

Periodontics

• Periodontal Surgery
  If you're diagnosed with periodontal disease, your periodontist may recommend periodontal surgery. Periodontal surgery is necessary when your periodontist determines that the tissue around your teeth is unhealthy and cannot be repaired with non-surgical treatment. Following are the four types of surgical treatments most commonly prescribed...
• Deep Cleaning
  We can use modern techniques to help rebuild lost bone support. The emphasis in our practice is conservative periodontal therapy. Many times, the early stages of periodontal disease are best treated with non-surgical procedures. This usually consists of a combination of hand instrumentation and placing a fine ultrasonic tip in between the tooth and gum tissue to remove any plaque and calculus below the gum line. This procedure is called root planning. Two to four weeks later, periodontal pockets may be eliminated through gum reattachment and shrinkage. Then the patient can maintain these areas with routine brushing, flossing, and routine professional dental cleanings.

Implants

• Dental Implants
  Dr. Ceravolo specializes in Periodontics and Implantology. Our practice specializes in conservative treatment of gum disease, including cosmetic procedures to aesthetically enhance your smile and dental implants that can replace single or multiple missing teeth. The latest technology, including dental lasers, CT scans and iTero digital impressions are utilized in his procedures.

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

• Oral Surgery
• Osseous Surgery
  Today, in mild to moderate cases of periodontal disease or in cases of medication-induced (i.e., heart or blood pressure) gum overgrowth (hyperplasia), laser periodontal therapy is an option. Laser therapy allows for the removal of the diseased lining of the gum created during the formation of periodontal disease and the removal of overgrown (hyperplastic) gum tissue, which develops in response to chronic periodontal disease. Following removal of the diseased gum lining, the teeth are thoroughly scaled and root planed allowing for reduction in gum pockets and a decrease in periodontal inflammation. Being less invasive than traditional osseous surgery, post-operative discomfort is minimal.
• Tooth Extractions
  To prevent this condition from developing, careful management of the tooth extraction site in aesthetic areas of the mouth are now treated by gently removing the tooth and placing synthetic bone materials and/or resorbable membranes at the time of extraction to prevent bone and gum tissue from receding.
• Ridge Augmentation
  Where teeth have previously been extracted and deformities in the gum and bone have formed, a procedure called ridge augmentation can fill this defect, recapturing the natural contour of your gums and bone. Ridge augmentation involves the use of a combination of synthetic bone materials, resorbable membranes, and acellular dermal grafts, depending on the extent of the defect. A new tooth can be created that is natural looking and easy to clean.
• Bone Grafting
  This surgical procedure regenerates the previously lost gum and bone tissue. Most techniques utilize membranes, which are inserted over the bone defects. Membranes allow for the formation of new bone cells to stimulate new bone growth where bone loss occurred from periodontal disease. Sometimes these membranes are used in combination with bone grafting materials, which are both bioresorbable.