The American Dental Association officially recognizes nine dental specialties, which require dentists to obtain significant post-graduate training. Many patients will eventually need the services of two types of specialists in particular - endodontists and periodontists.

1. UNDERSTANDING
DENTAL SPECIALTIES
By Ferber Dental Group

2. Understanding Dental
Specialties
The American Dental Association officially
recognizes nine dental specialties, which
require dentists to obtain significant post-
graduate training. Many patients will eventually
need the services of two types of specialists in
particular - endodontists and periodontists.

3. Understanding Dental
Specialties
Endodontists diagnose and treat conditions
and diseases of the inner tooth, which includes
the pulp and the tissues surrounding the root.
They most commonly perform root
canals, which remove decayed or infected
pulp and nerve, as well as surgical
procedures, such as root-end
resection, extraction and reimplantation, and
exploratory surgery.

4. Understanding Dental
Specialties
Periodontists diagnose and treat diseases that
affect the periodontium, which are the specialized
tissues that support the teeth. This set of diseases
is collectively known as periodontitis or gum
disease. Periodontists provide a variety of
treatments, including scaling and root
planing, which cleans the infected surface of a
root, and root surface debridement, which
removes damaged tissue. They also perform a
number of reconstructive procedures, such as soft
tissue and bone grafting, soft tissue recontouring
or removal, and hard tissue recontouring. In
addition, periodontists are trained to place and
maintain dental implants.

5. About Ferber Dental Group
Dr. Brian Ferber is the President of Ferber
Dental Group, a Greenacres, Florida-based
practice that provides
general, cosmetic, endodontic, and periodontic
dental services at affordable prices.