Q - How has Perio Protect® been successful in your office? 
A - Patients in our office who want to avoid or limit invasive periodontal therapy often choose the Perio Protect MethodTM. Without this option, some of these patients may have continued to avoid treatment. Patients really appreciate that a customized prescription tray is an effective tool they can use at home.

Q - Are most of your patients responding well to treatment? 
A - For those who are following treatment guidelines, we notice a huge difference in the tissues. The gums are a healthier pink and rarely bleed. My patients love being able to deliver medication into their pockets at home in a comfortable, easy way.

Q - What does Perio Protect® allow you to do that other treatments have not? 
A - My favorite thing to tell patients is that the daily delivery of antimicrobials with the tray can help improve their conditions and possibly eliminate office visits. Patients really appreciate this.

Q - Have any of your patients not responded well? 
A - I have a few who have not used the trays as prescribed. Others who understand the importance of the treatment and follow the wearing guidelines see improved gum health and some increased attachment.

Q - How do you present treatment options? 
A - Some patients come to my office because we offer the Perio Protect Method. For others, I explain periodontal disease and its impact on overall health. Then I relay treatment options. The best results in my experience come from an aggressive approach combining mechanical root debridement therapy and the tray delivery of antimicrobials. Although most patients agree to this aggressive approach, many people are scared and nervous about any invasive option and refuse RDT. To be able to offer an effective non-invasive option to my patients who might continue to avoid treatment is exciting.

Q - What additional information would you like others to know?
A - When my patients realize the importance of treating their disease, they are very pro-active and want to use the tray delivery of medication. When they come to the office for maintenance procedures, I notice that their gums look healthier than those without the trays who are just undergoing the 3 month interval of perio maintenance. I even have some patients following the Perio Protect Method whose gums have almost completely healed. That is a great thing to say, because just 5 years ago this was not even possible.

Perio Protect Success Story.