What is a Perioscope?

The perioscope is a specially designed, tiny oral camera that can be used by your dentist to help identify the extent of the inflamed pockets between your gums and teeth.

The greatly magnified images are then transmitted to a monitor, which provides comprehensive views of the amount of calculus located between your teeth, around the roots, and around any specific areas that cannot be seen with conventional manual efforts.

Perioscopy is no more invasive than performing a simple regular deep cleaning, which is the scaling and smoothing of the root’s surfaces. A local anesthetic might be administered to neutralize discomfort, and the procedure quite often takes between one and two hours to complete.

The Periscope Can Replace Periodontal Surgery in Many Cases

The periscope gives your dentist close-up views of the area that requires treatment, and it also gives them the opportunity to avoid flap surgery in many cases. Flap surgery is a procedure that requires a surgical opening allowing for an unobstructed view of, and then access to, the area that needs treatment.

To effectively remove the accumulated tartar or calculus, your dentist needs to have a clear view of exactly where it is under your gums. The periscope gives both your dentist and your hygienist an intense view with highly magnified images, even up to forty-five times, which allows them to guide the precise and complete removal of the harmful calculus.

Using microsurgical dental instruments, they can now reach the deeper areas where the damaging calculus has collected and hardened, resulting in the progression of gum disease, and gently remove it with specific precision.

Removing the damaging calculus restores a natural smooth surface on the root of the tooth. It is now difficult for any bacteria to adhere to this freshly smoothed surface, so your gums will recover immediately and regenerate without further irritation. The gum tissue will also naturally shrink, tighten, and reattach to your teeth to support and protect them.

The successful results that the dental industry has accomplished with the introduction of the perioscopic treatment are considerably more effective than traditional gum surgery or even laser-assisted gum disease treatment. The treatment also achieves these phenomenally successful results without the post-operative discomfort that is often associated with surgical procedures.

Due to the intricate clinical nature of using the perioscope, your procedure might take a little longer than a standard appointment. Depending upon the location in your mouth and the amount of tartar to be removed, the treatment usually takes around two hours for half of the mouth.

The Benefits of Perioscopy

The primary objective of using a perioscope is to get your teeth roots exceptionally clean and naturally smooth and thoroughly remove all bacteria from the deep pockets. You will see an immediate decrease in gum bleeding and inflammation, and your risk of further gum disease progression will diminish dramatically.

Affordable and Comfortable Treatment

Your comfort is always a top priority for your dental team, and they will address your options before your treatment. Your procedure with the periscope will not leave you with any post-operative discomfort as often associated with surgical procedures. An additional benefit is that the successfully effective perioscope treatment is even more affordable than either traditional or laser-assisted gum surgery.