Periodontal maintenance Periodontal treatment
Periodontal maintenance is a cleaning every three to four months for patients treated for periodontitis. The bacteria that cause the disease return to pre-treatment levels in about three months, so the visit clears them below the gumline and re-measures the pockets before disease can restart.
How is maintenance different from a regular cleaning?
A regular cleaning serves healthy gums twice a year. Maintenance cleans the root surfaces inside residual pockets, checks bleeding and attachment at every tooth, and catches recurrence early. Insurance bills it under its own code.
Questions
Can I go back to cleanings twice a year?
Some patients with stable, shallow pockets can lengthen the interval. The periodontist decides from the measurements.
Sources
Periodontal maintenance In Florida
Practices whose own website has a page for this treatment. Each name opens the practice record.
Southeast
SFSouth Florida Center for Periodontics & Implant DentistryBoca Raton · 5.0 stars, 1,707 reviewsSCStuart Center for Laser Periodontics & ImplantsStuart · 5.0 stars, 580 reviewsBDBoca DentalBoca Raton · 4.9 stars, 709 reviewsPBPalm Beach PeriodonticsWest Palm Beach · 4.9 stars, 167 reviewsAGAndre Grenier, DMD, PLLCPlantation · 5.0 stars, 717 reviewsVIVero Implants & PeriodonticsVero Beach · 5.0 stars, 283 reviewsMCMcCawley Center for Laser Periodontics & ImplantsFort Lauderdale · 4.9 stars, 1,531 reviewsJPJupiter PeriodonticsJupiter · 5.0 stars, 415 reviewsCRCōR PerioNorth Miami Beach · 4.9 stars, 503 reviewsSPSapphire Periodontics and Implant Dentistry (formerly Dr. Leiderman)Plantation · 4.9 stars, 147 reviewsPBPalm Beach PeriodonticsBoynton Beach · 4.9 stars, 121 reviewsIMDr. Irene MarronTarrazziMiami · 4.9 stars, 109 reviewsOPOasis PerioFort Lauderdale · 5.0 stars, 64 reviewsPWPearly White Dental SpaWeston · 5.0 stars, 94 reviewsPIPeriodontal & Implant ExcellenceWest Palm Beach · 4.8 stars, 39 reviewsMLMiami Lakes Periodontal Associates: Robert A. del Castillo, DMD, PAHialeah · 4.3 stars, 43 reviewsWPWellington Periodontal AssociatesWellington · 4.4 stars, 13 reviews
Central
LPLakeland Periodontics & Implant DentistryLakeland · 5.0 stars, 1,580 reviewsPPPrecision Periodontics and Dental ImplantsWinter Garden · 4.8 stars, 147 reviewsBPBergens Periodontics & Implant Dentistry of DaytonaDaytona Beach · 4.9 stars, 266 reviewsVPVillage Periodontics & Dental Implant CenterOxford · 4.9 stars, 755 reviewsTPTomoka Periodontics and Implant DentistryOrmond Beach · 4.9 stars, 497 reviewsTPTomoka Periodontics & Implant DentistryDaytona Beach · 5.0 stars, 500 reviewsCPCote Periodontics, Lee M. Cote, Jr., D.M.D., PLLCAltamonte Springs · 5.0 stars, 725 reviewsCPClermont Periodontics and Implant CenterClermont · 4.9 stars, 102 reviewsWPWinter Park Periodontics & Implant DentistryWinter Park · 4.5 stars, 50 reviewsLNLake Nona Dental Implants and Periodontics of OrlandoOrlando · 4.9 stars, 46 reviewsKPKennedy Periodontics, Implant DentistryLake Mary · 3.9 stars, 29 reviewsHPHector Pinero, DMDAltamonte Springs · 4.2 stars, 17 reviewsPIPeriodontist in VeroMelbourne
Southwest
RJRyan J Donovan DMD, MS, PA Periodontics And Dental ImplantsFort Myers · 4.9 stars, 145 reviewsSPSarasota Periodontal AssociatesVenice · 4.9 stars, 270 reviewsNPNaples PeriodontistNaples · 5.0 stars, 691 reviewsPPParadise PeriodonticsSarasota · 4.9 stars, 265 reviewsSPSarasota Periodontal AssociatesSarasota · 4.9 stars, 477 reviewsTPTaschner PeriodonticsFort Myers · 4.9 stars, 172 reviewsRCRyan C. Taylor Periodontics & Dental ImplantsSarasota · 4.8 stars, 538 reviewsSPSarasota Periodontal AssociatesLakewood Ranch · 4.8 stars, 200 reviewsPPerioHealthPunta Gorda · 5.0 stars, 143 reviewsONOlde Naples PeriodonticsNaples · 4.9 stars, 49 reviewsVPViruet Periodontics and Dental ImplantsFort Myers · 4.9 stars, 55 reviewsPPerioHealthNaples · 5.0 stars, 12 reviews
Tampa Bay
RPRubino Periodontics & Implant DentistryLakewood Ranch · 4.9 stars, 615 reviewsPHPeriodontal Health CenterNew Port Richey · 4.9 stars, 522 reviewsRPRubino Periodontics & Implant DentistryBradenton · 4.9 stars, 564 reviewsBPBritten Periodontics & Implant DentistryClearwater · 4.9 stars, 311 reviewsCPContemporary Periodontics & Implant DentistrySt. Petersburg · 5.0 stars, 500 reviewsRPRubino Periodontics & Implant DentistryParrish · 4.9 stars, 78 reviewsPHPeriodontal Health CenterTampa · 4.9 stars, 410 reviewsPPPinellas Periodontics & Implant Dentistry at ClearwaterClearwater · 4.5 stars, 58 reviewsBLBrandon Lakes Periodontics & Dental ImplantsBrandon · 4.5 stars, 80 reviewsCPChurney PeriodonticsClearwater · 4.4 stars, 21 reviewsBABird Alberto M DDSLargo · 4.3 stars, 11 reviews
North
BPBergens Periodontics & Implant Dentistry of Palm CoastPalm Coast · 4.9 stars, 251 reviewsAIAmelia Island PeriodonticsFernandina Beach · 4.9 stars, 462 reviewsAPAltschuler Periodontic and Implant CenterGainesville · 4.9 stars, 372 reviewsTPTomoka Periodontics and Implant DentistryPalm Coast · 5.0 stars, 70 reviews
Panhandle
Treatments Read next
Laser gum surgeryLaser gum surgery uses light energy in place of a scalpel to remove diseased gum tissue, reduce bacteria and reshape gums.
Gum graftingA gum graft places new tissue over an exposed root or thin gum to stop recession, cover the root and reduce sensitivity.
Pinhole gum rejuvenationThe Pinhole Surgical Technique treats receding gums through a small opening in the gum.Osseous surgeryOsseous surgery, also called pocket reduction or flap surgery, folds back the gum to clean the roots directly and reshape or regenerate the bone around them.
Dental implantsA dental implant is a titanium or zirconia post placed in the jawbone to replace a tooth root.Bone graftingA dental bone graft adds bone or a bone substitute where the jaw is too thin or short for an implant, or fills a socket after extraction to keep its shape.