Maintenance visits after gum disease treatment: how often and why it varies

Maintenance visits after gum disease treatment are matched to your risk, so the interval is usually not the same for everyone. See what happens at a visit.

Bad breath even after brushing: where it comes from and what helps

Bad breath even after brushing often comes from the tongue or the gums. See when professional cleaning helps and when further tests are needed.

Treating gum disease with diabetes: what changes and what affects results

Treating gum disease with diabetes usually starts without waiting for better blood sugar. What to bring, when results are checked and what HbA1c may do.

Gum overgrowth from medication: treatment and whether the drug must change

Przerost dziąseł po lekach, np. amlodypinie, leczy się etapami: higiena, rozmowa z lekarzem prowadzącym, czasem zabieg. Leku nie odstawiaj sam.

Periodontal abscess or tooth abscess: telling them apart and treating them

Ropień przyzębny i ropień od zęba wyglądają podobnie, ale leczy się je inaczej. Wyjaśniamy, jak lekarz ustala źródło ropnia na dziąśle i jak go leczy.

Gum treatment before a crown or bridge: reasons, steps and timing

Gum treatment before a crown or bridge: when it is needed, how long each stage takes and how the dentist can tell your gums are ready for the impression.

Gum treatment before an implant — when the implant can wait and when it cannot

Leczenie dziąseł przed implantem zwykle wyprzedza zabieg. Zobacz, po czym poznać aktywne zapalenie przyzębia i co rozstrzyga o terminie zabiegu.

Scaling or air polishing — which procedure is done for which problem

Scaling or air polishing — what each of these procedures removes, why they are usually done together and when only one of them really is enough.

Loose teeth in adults — when a tooth can still be saved

Loose teeth in adults: after periodontal treatment, seven out of ten degree I teeth return to stability. The measurement taken once inflammation settles is what decides.

Exposed tooth necks — recession, wear or erosion

Exposed tooth necks — what a look in the mirror can hint at, and why recognising recession, a cervical lesion or both changes the treatment.