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. Washington, D.C. has 23 practicing periodontists. Broken out by city, periodontics doctor density in Bolling Afb is 1 and in Washington is 22.
According to 2005 Census estimates, Washington, D.C. has a population of 550,521. Of this population, 110,240 are under the age of 18 and 66,591 are at or above the age of 65.
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