Physicians in this specialty treat patients suffering from numerous diseases and illnesses, but some of the most common are periodontal disease, gingival, gingivitis, periodontitis, gingival recession, tooth loss, and gum recession.
Once properly diagnosed, practitioners can perform numerous procedures on patients including dental implants, periodontal surgery, soft tissue grafts, pocket reduction procedure, bone or tissue regeneration, crown lengthening, ridge augmentation, and sinus augmentation.
Doctor density varies by specialty and location. The United States has 4,565 practicing periodontists. Broken out by state, periodontics doctor density in Alabama is 46, in Alaska is 7, in Arizona is 86, in Arkansas is 17, in California is 684, in Colorado is 91, in Connecticut is 96, in Delaware is 15, in District of Columbia is 23, in Florida is 307, in Georgia is 137, in Hawaii is 29, in Idaho is 13, in Illinois is 190, in Indiana is 59, in Iowa is 40, in Kansas is 33, in Kentucky is 60, in Louisiana is 48, in Maine is 14, in Maryland is 121, in Massachusetts is 275, in Michigan is 127, in Minnesota is 61, in Mississippi is 21, in Missouri is 54, in Montana is 8, in Nebraska is 25, in Nevada is 26, in New Hampshire is 30, in New Jersey is 252, in New Mexico is 20, in New York is 454, in North Carolina is 105, in North Dakota is 4, in Ohio is 136, in Oklahoma is 28, in Oregon is 58, in Pennsylvania is 188, in Rhode Island is 23, in South Carolina is 71, in South Dakota is 5, in Tennessee is 61, in Texas is 309, in Utah is 28, in Vermont is 8, in Virginia is 138, in Washington is 121, in West Virginia is 10, in Wisconsin is 54, and in Wyoming is 4.
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