Non-Surgical Periodontal Therapy

• Most all treatment of periodontal diseases begin with non-surgical therapy or attempts to "disinfect" the periodontal pocket.
• Non-surgical periodontal therapy generally refers to those procedures designed at attempting to resolve   the infection of the periodontium.
• The most common periodontal procedure recommend is known as Scaling and Root Planeing or SRP.  Basically, the gums are anesthetized, and using ultrasonic and hand instruments therapy aimed at removing plaque and calculus underneath the gum are implemented.  
•  Sometimes, SRP is supplemented by systemic antibiotics to help resolve the bacterial infection.  Most of these antibiotics are aimed specifically at the types of bacteria thought most responsible for periodontal disease.
• Other forms of non-surgical therapy involve placing locally delivered antimicrobials directly in the periodontal pocket to augment the effects of SRP.