Periodontal Surgery

At Cascadia Dental Specialists in Bellevue, WA, we offer a range of periodontal services to keep your mouth healthy. 

Periodontics is a branch of dentistry that focuses on areas near the tooth, such as the gums, bones and supporting ligaments. Our periodontal surgery experts use advanced technology and personalized care to help you avoid and treat gum disease and enjoy excellent oral health with regular treatment.

Periodontal disease is an ongoing gum infection that affects up to nearly half of adults. The condition can result in tooth loss, surgery and an array of health problems. 

Fortunately, with timely treatment from our Bellevue periodontal specialists, you can manage symptoms and preserve your oral health.

We divide periodontal disease into four stages.

This is the first stage of periodontal disease. It’s a result of plaque buildup around the teeth, but you can heal from gingivitis with proper care. 

Regular checkups and consistently good oral hygiene practices can reverse this stage.

The second stage of periodontal disease isn’t reversible, but periodontal treatment can help control it

Slight periodontal disease is when infection and bacteria spread to the bone and are more aggressive. You notice more gum swelling and bleeding during flossing and brushing.

This stage has the same symptoms as slight periodontal disease, but the symptoms are more severe. If left untreated, it can lead to bone and tooth loss.

Bacteria can attack not only your bones but also your immune system with moderate periodontal disease. Deep cleaning helps manage and remove bacterial deposits.

The final stage of periodontal disease significantly increases your risk of bone loss. Bacteria aggressively attack your teeth, gums and bone. 

Advanced periodontal disease causes you to suffer severe symptoms:

• Red, swollen and bleeding gums
• Pain when chewing 
• High potential for tooth or bone loss 
• Receding gums

Our periodontal surgery experts in Bellevue, WA provide advanced treatments to restore health and stability at every stage.

We provide gingival flap surgery, also known as pocket reduction surgery, to remove infected tissue and bacteria from deep below the gumline.

During this periodontal procedure, we lift and fold back the gums at the infected area after sedation. This lets us reach the root of your tooth and bone. 

We then remove the inflamed tissue. Next, we perform scaling and root planing (a type of deep cleaning) at the area to remove pockets of bacteria.

Last, we replace your gums, then stitch them back in place using dissolvable sutures. Your sutures disappear in about 10 days. 

Osseous surgery is a noninvasive periodontal surgery used to reduce deep gum pockets and smooth infected bone surfaces.

During osseous surgery, we first administer sedation. We then trim infected tissue and bone to decrease the number of infected gum pockets in your mouth. This creates a cleaner, healthier environment for your healthy tissue to grow and reattach. 

We usually suggest you undergo osseous surgery if an infected area doesn’t respond to deep cleaning.

Questions about osseous surgery? Contact us! 

Bone grafting is a key part of periodontal treatment that encourages regeneration and healing after gum disease or tooth loss. It helps rebuild bone and provides a strong base for future dental implants.

Bone grafting helps you heal from gum disease in important ways:

• Building new bone 
• Repairing damage 
• Reconstructing areas around infected teeth or extraction sites 

You can visit our office for bone grafts as part of periodontal treatment. We offer four types of bone grafting. Consult with your dentist, and they’ll help you decide which works best for your oral health:

• An autograft involves using bone from your own jaw.
• An allograft uses bone from a donor.
• A xenograft uses animal bone.
• An alloplastic graft means we use a synthetic grafting material. 

At Cascadia Dental Specialists, we’re proud to be recognized as leading periodontal surgery experts serving Bellevue and nearby communities.

Whether you’re managing early-stage gum disease or need advanced periodontal surgery, our team delivers compassionate, results-driven care using modern techniques.