Arestin Hawthorne NJ

Why Arestin?

At Hawthorne Dental, we see people with gum disease a lot in our treatment chairs. If you suffer from gum disease, then we may recommend Arestin as part of your treatment plan. Arestin is totally safe, and a super effective antibiotic as part of any periodontal disease treatment plan.

Arestin works by killing the harmful bacteria around your gums, and stops it from causing more damage. When you fail to treat this bacteria, you can suffer with things like gingivitis, gum disease, and infections. Arestin isn’t something you take, like a pill. It is simply a topical solution that is applied directly to the gum tissue and in the infected pockets of tissue in order for it to get to work.

If you are suffering from periodontal disease, then Arestin may be combined with other treatments in order to get the best result. However, for mild periodontal disease and things like gingivitis, Arestin can be used alone. The team at Hawthorne Dental will always assess your teeth and mouth thoroughly before recommending treatment, to ensure you get the best solution for you.

For 21 days after the treatment, Arestin continues to fight and kill bacteria, making it one of the most effective treatments out there. This ensures that the treatment is 100% successful and that no other harmful bacteria can infect your gum tissue. In 4-6 weeks you will see the best results from the treatment. The treatment is quick and painless, and side effects are extremely rare!

More About Arestin

ARESTIN (minocycline HCl) Microspheres, 1 mg is a concentrated, locally applied antibiotic that remains active in the pocket for an extended period of time to reduce pocket depth. The microspheres release antibiotic over time, targeting bacteria to reduce pocket depth, so gums can heal better than with scaling and root planing (SRP) alone.

When incorporated into a routine oral maintenance program along with SRP

Arestin will:

• Target periodontal bacteria to fight infection at 1 MONTH.
• Provide significantly greater pocket depth reduction for up to 3 MONTHS vs SRP alone.
• Result in reduced pocket depth after 1 month and maintained at 9 MONTHS.

Without an antibiotic such as arestin, baseline levels of bacteria may return in just a few days, even after SRP.

ARESTIN + SRP redeuced pocket depth more effectively than SRP alone, even in the most susceptible patients