Eastside Periodontics:  Dr. Cheryl Townsend

Eastside Periodontics
Cheryl L. Townsend, DDS, MSD
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Periodontal Medicine, Aesthetics & Microsurgery
Therapies We Provide


Non-Surgical Periodontics to Control Periodontal Disease:

Scaling & root planing to get gum disease under control.
Periodontal maintenance therapy to keep gum disease stable.
Bite-related therapies including bite adjustment, nightguards, splinting of loose teeth and minor orthodontic treatment.
Adjunctive therapies such as endoscopic root planing, local delivery antibiotics, and systemic antibiotic therapy.
Annual periodontal evaluations.
Treating acute periodontal infections.
Microbial assays to culture bacteria from periodontal pockets.


Aesthetic Surgical Procedures:

Lengthening of front teeth that are too short.
Root coverage grafting in areas of recession.
Extracting teeth and preservation of the bone in the area.

Mucogingival Surgical Procedures:

Gum grafts to provide more gum in areas of recession.
Root coverage grafting in areas of recession.
Frenectomies.
Exposure of impacted canines.
Fiberotomies after orthodontic treatment.


Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology:

Exam and differential diagnosis.
Biopsy & follow-up treatment as indicated including elimination of etiologic factors.

Periodontal Medicine:

Periodontal disease and systemic disease.
Risk assessment.
Prescription medicine and periodontics.
Communication/collaboration with medicine.