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The key thing to reversing gum disease is removing the tartar that's present on both the root of your teeth and under your gum line. Periodontitis can't be reversed, only slowed down, while gingivitis can be reversed.

have your permission before they treat you - you can refuse treatment if you do not want it (although if your dentist considers you need it they may refuse to continue treating you) explain your dental records to you if you have any problems in understanding them.

Advanced gum disease (also called periodontal disease) cannot be reversed. However, our dentists are able to mitigate the damaging effects of periodontal disease through scaling and root planing. Periodontal treatment can help you avoid some of the more serious side effects, such as receding gums and tooth loss.

Gum disease can be prevented by taking good care of teeth and by having regular dental checkups that include a periodontal examination. A little time invested in prevention of this disease can improve dental and general health and can help minimize dental expenses.

Dentists are not allowed to refuse any treatment available on the NHS and then offer it privately. There should only ever be one charge for a single course of treatment, even if the patient visits the dentist several times.

Some doctors do what the patient wants versus what they actually need, she says. In situations where a patient declines a deep cleaning, a dentist may refuse to provide a regular cleaning or may require the patient to sign a waiver acknowledging they declined the treatment.

If you have advanced periodontitis, treatment may require dental surgery, such as: Flap surgery (pocket reduction surgery). Your periodontist makes tiny incisions in your gum so that a section of gum tissue can be lifted back, exposing the roots for more effective scaling and root planing.

If you're tempted to refuse a tooth extraction procedure, going against your dentist's recommendation, we encourage you to reconsider. Your refusal could have serious and painful consequences. Your damaged tooth may cause an abscess, which is a swollen area of body tissue containing pus.

While dentists, in serving the public, may exercise reasonable discretion in selecting patients for their practices, dentists shall not refuse to accept patients into their practice or deny dental service to patients because of the patient's race, creed, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national ...