Dr. Shilpa Kelkar evaluates your gum health, periodontal needs and treatment history before determining whether Perio Protect is appropriate for your care. This approach can complement professional periodontal treatment while giving you an additional way to support healthier gums between dental visits.
How Perio Protect Supports Gum Health
Perio Protect uses custom-fitted trays to deliver prescribed medication into the spaces between the teeth and gums. These areas can be difficult to reach with brushing and flossing alone, especially when periodontal pockets are present.
The trays are designed specifically for your mouth so the medication can reach below the gumline and remain in place for a prescribed amount of time. Dr. Kelkar will determine how often and how long you should use your trays based on your periodontal condition and treatment plan.
Perio Protect does not replace professional periodontal care. Instead, it may be used alongside treatments such as scaling and root planing, periodontal maintenance or other gum disease treatment when appropriate.
Who May Benefit From Perio Protect?
Perio Protect may be considered for patients who have:
- Gum disease or ongoing periodontal inflammation.
- Bleeding or tender gums.
- Periodontal pockets that require continued management.
- Persistent bad breath related to bacterial buildup.
- A history of scaling and root planing or periodontal therapy.
- Difficulty controlling gum disease with home care alone.
Our dentist will evaluate your gums before recommending treatment and explain how Perio Protect may fit into your overall periodontal care plan.
What To Expect With Perio Protect
If Perio Protect is recommended, your care may include:
- Periodontal evaluation: Dr. Kelkar will examine your gums, review periodontal pocket depths and assess your current gum health.
- Custom impressions or digital scans: Precise records of your mouth are taken so your Perio Protect trays can be created for a personalized fit.
- Tray delivery and instructions: Once your trays are ready, our dentist will explain how to use them, how much medication to apply and how often treatment should be completed.
- Home treatment: You will wear the trays as directed to help deliver medication beneath the gumline.
- Follow-up evaluation: Dr. Kelkar will monitor your gum health and adjust your periodontal treatment plan as needed.
Benefits of Perio Protect
Perio Protect can provide an additional tool for managing periodontal disease between professional visits. Depending on your needs, benefits may include:
- Delivering medication into periodontal pockets that are difficult to reach with brushing and flossing.
- Supporting ongoing control of bacteria associated with gum disease.
- Helping reduce inflammation as part of a comprehensive periodontal plan.
- Providing a comfortable, noninvasive treatment option for use at home.
- Supporting professional periodontal treatment between office visits.
- Giving patients an active role in maintaining their gum health.
Experience With Periodontal Care
Dr. Shilpa Kelkar has practiced dentistry since 2010 and has treated approximately 3,000 periodontal therapy or gum disease cases throughout her career. Her continuing education includes periodontal therapy as part of approximately 400 hours of post-dental-school continuing education.
At Smile Breeze Dentistry, Perio Protect is one of the advanced treatment systems available in-office to support periodontal care. Dr. Kelkar combines clinical experience, detailed evaluation and modern treatment options when developing a personalized plan for managing gum disease.
Perio Protect and Professional Gum Disease Treatment
Perio Protect works best as part of a broader periodontal care plan rather than as a replacement for professional treatment. Depending on the condition of your gums, Dr. Kelkar may recommend scaling and root planing, periodontal maintenance or another periodontal therapy before or alongside Perio Protect.
Routine evaluations are also important because gum disease can change over time. Our dentist will monitor your periodontal pockets, gum inflammation and overall response to treatment and adjust your recommendations when necessary.
Schedule a Perio Protect Consultation
If you are managing gum disease or looking for additional support between periodontal visits, Perio Protect in Frisco, TX, may be worth discussing with our dentist.
Schedule an appointment online or call 972-464-1124 to meet with Dr. Shilpa Kelkar and learn whether Perio Protect may be appropriate for your gum health needs.