"I love this product because it is easy for patients to do and the results are so fast and dramatic."

Dr. Alison Schwartz has a large family dental practice in Scottsdale, AZ. She started treating patients with the Perio Protect Method™ in May, 2007.

Q - How has Perio Protect® been successful in your office? 
A - Perio Protect® has had a great impact on treatment for our patients who have done everything asked of them and yet continue to struggle with bleeding gums and cavities. Our initial focus was educating those patients who could benefit the most from Perio Protect® treatment: diabetics, multiple crowns, deep pockets over 5mm. We quickly began to offer it to everyone, if only as a preventative measure and for the benefits to their systemic health. My husband is a good case example. He had 110 bleeding points and a 9+mm pocket around a dental implant in the #19 position. Two months later he had 12 bleeding points and a 2mm pocket around the dental implant. Another case that stands out is a diabetic patient who was alternating between me and the periodontist when I started offering Perio Protect®. With this new treatment his results were significant and fast. Luckily he had had blood work done prior to starting the trays. 4-6 weeks after using Perio Protect he claims his blood sugar was within normal limits for the first time in years (below 120), and his new blood work showed a change in his CRP (C-Reactive Protein) from 6 to 3.7. As he explained to his cardiologist, he had been doing nothing different other than using the Perio Protect Trays®.

Q - Are most of your patients responding well to this treatment?
A - The results we have seen are all drastic improvements for our patients. It works so fast it keeps the patients motivated. They’re excited about doing something good for themselves.

Q - Have any of your patients not responded as expected to Perio Protect® treatment?
A - Our patients who smoke are the biggest challenge. The good news is that even though improved health seems to take 4-6 weeks for our patients who smoke, their pockets and bleeding do improve.

Q - What does Perio Protect® allow you to do that conventional treatments have not?
A - Patients don’t want to go through scaling and root planing. Now we suggest Perio Protect® treatment first and then scaling and root planing for the few isolated teeth that have subgingival calculus that just won’t dehydrate and fall off. With Perio Protect® treatment the bleeding is far less and of course no one is complaining that we only have to scale and root plane a few teeth and not the whole mouth. We anticipate that the prescription trays will allow patients to protect themselves from needing scaling and root planing over and over in the future and ultimately avoid the need for perio surgery. I love this product because it is easy for patients to do and the results are so fast and dramatic. Patients using Perio Protect® have great hygiene visits. We tell them “Congratulations!” They really feel proud of themselves. Your patients need this, you just have to educate them in a way that they will want it.