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When it comes to dental care, there are a few areas of care that you might need over the course of your teeth’s life. Orthodontics and periodontics are two of those areas, and they focus on treating different dental ailments. At the office of Drs Emery & Scuro DMD, PC, in Rochester, NY, they’ve been providing comprehensive dental care that includes periodontics and orthodontics for more than 35 years. These are the key differences between them.

Orthodontics

orthodonticsOrthodontics focuses on treating irregularities and misalignments of the teeth and jawbone to optimize your ability to speak and eat, improve your overall health, and, often, enhance the aesthetic appearance of your smile. An essential part of dentistry, orthodontics provides solutions for issues like overbites, crooked teeth, underbites, and other malocclusions, as well as assistance with jawbone abnormalities that are affecting your teeth. Most options are non-surgical and effective over time.

Periodontics

The prevention and treatment of gum disease with maintenance, laser treatment, as well as surgical and non-surgical treatment is known as periodontics. If your gums bleed when you brush or floss, that may indicate you have gum disease. Procedures to treat gum infection may be necessary, such as periodontal scaling and root planing or LANAP (laser-assisted new attachment procedure), a treatment for gum disease. It is a minimally-invasive procedure that encourages the regeneration of gum tissue and bone.

In essence, periodontics treats gum disease, while orthodontics works in aligning your teeth and jawbones. Drs Emery & Scuro DMD, PC, in Rochester, NY, include both areas of practice in their general dentistry. They have a combined experience of more than 35 years in service and thousands of hours of continued training, making them one of the leading dental teams in the area. Their comprehensive treatments for the whole family and focus on improving the health of your smile while enhancing its appearance earned them the OpenCare’s Patients’ Choice Award for best dentist. Find out about their services online or call for an appointment today at (585) 247-7110.

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