Gum Disease Treatment in Bayside, NY

Treatment Options

Every stage of periodontal treatment, in one office.

Periodontitis — active gum disease with bone loss — needs more than a standard cleaning. The therapy we recommend depends on the severity of disease, the depth of your gum pockets, the degree of bone loss, and which teeth are affected. Our goal in every case is to arrest the infection, create an environment you can maintain at home, and preserve as many natural teeth as possible.

Scaling and root planing (deep cleaning)

The first-line, non-surgical treatment for periodontitis. Under local anesthesia we remove tartar and bacterial deposits from below the gumline and smooth the root surfaces so bacteria have nothing to reattach to. It is typically completed over two appointments, one side of the mouth at a time, and re-evaluated about six weeks later to measure how much pocket depth has resolved.

Laser-assisted periodontal therapy

Our soft-tissue laser targets infected tissue and bacteria inside deep pockets with precision, decontaminating areas that instruments alone struggle to reach. Compared with traditional surgical access, patients generally experience less bleeding, less post-operative discomfort, and faster healing.

Pocket reduction and osseous surgery

When pockets remain too deep to clean — at home or professionally — after non-surgical therapy, pocket reduction surgery allows us to gently fold back the gum tissue, remove the remaining bacterial deposits, and reshape the irregular bone left behind by the infection. The tissue is then repositioned snugly against the tooth, which shortens the pocket and makes long-term maintenance realistic.

Bone grafting for periodontal defects

Where periodontitis has carved a defect into the bone around a tooth, grafting material can be placed to rebuild that support and encourage the body to regenerate lost bone. Regenerating the foundation around a compromised tooth is often what makes the difference between saving it and extracting it — and it preserves ridge volume if an implant is ever needed later.

Soft-tissue (gum) grafting for recession

A gum graft adds tissue where recession has exposed the root of a tooth. It stops the recession from progressing, reduces the cold sensitivity that exposed roots cause, protects the root from decay, and evens out a smile where teeth have started to look long. Crown lengthening — the reverse procedure — reshapes gum and bone to expose more tooth structure when a crown or filling needs it.

How we measure and monitor your gums

Every comprehensive exam at Thrive Dental includes six-point pocket depth measurement on every tooth, bleeding index documentation, and radiographic bone level assessment. That gives us an accurate picture of your periodontal status and a numeric baseline to measure treatment against — so progress is something we can show you, not just describe. Research has firmly established a bidirectional link between periodontal disease and cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke, respiratory disease, and adverse pregnancy outcomes, which is why we treat gum infection promptly rather than watching it.