Health
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INSIGHT • AWARENESS • MINDFULNESS
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Keeping our teeth healthy helps us, well… keep them. Everyone wants a nice, healthy-looking smile. After all, our smile is usually the first thing others notice. From babyhood to our golden years, good oral hygiene makes it possible to keep more teeth and stay healthier overall. One of the primary roles of dental health professionals in the Richmond area and beyond is to help their patients maintain healthier mouths in different ways, with specialized techniques and treatments. Learn here firsthand what several local practitioners say about oral health, some of the diagnostic and treatment options they provide and an overview of all oral health specialties.
Periodontists are Experts in the Treatment of Oral Inflammation Chris Richardson, DMD, MS, board-certified periodontist at Richardson-Overstreet-Glazier, Ltd. in Richmond, sees patients who have gum-related diseases. That includes missing or broken teeth, root surface exposure and gum disease (including gingivitis, and more seriously, periodontitis). Specializing in dental implants, gum disease management and both soft tissue and bone grafting, Dr. Richardson says a significant portion of the population has gum disease.
GUM DISEASE
is a disease process that ULTIMATELY ENDS IN TOOTH LOSS. Treatment of gum disease and long-term management can tremendously reduce the incidence of tooth loss and will maintain healthy gums over time. - Chris Richardson, DMD, MS -
“It’s a disease process that ultimately ends in tooth loss. Treatment of gum disease and longterm management can tremendously reduce the incidence of tooth loss and will maintain healthy gums over time,” says Dr. Richardson. www.OurHealthRichmond.com
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