Dr. Timothy James Hempton DDS
Periodontist | Periodontics
347 Washington St Suite 103 Dedham MA, 02026Rating
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Dr. Timothy Hempton practices Periodontics in Dedham, MA. A periodontist is a dentist who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of periodontal disease, and in the placement of dental implants. Dr. Hempton has expertise in the treatment of oral inflammation and often treats problematic periodontal cases, such as those with severe gum disease or a complex medical history. Some treatments that Dr. Hempton provides are scaling and root planing and root surface debridement.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Crown lengthening to facilitate restorative treatment in the presence of incomplete passive eruption.
- Crown lengthening to facilitate restorative treatment in the presence of
- Periodontal considerations in removable partial denture treatment: a review of the literature.
- Guided tissue regeneration in oral reconstruction: surgical and restorative applications.
- The use of demineralized freeze-dried bone and nonresorbable hydroxyapatite in the treatment of buccal dehiscences around implants: clinical reports.
- Localized juvenile periodontitis.
- Evaluation of attached tissue aids in treatment of recession.
- The effects of smoking on periodontal disease and periodontal therapies.
- Periodontal regeneration. A review of periodontal attachment and guided tissue regeneration.
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