Dr Phillips Periodontics & Implants: Lee Christopher DMD

Dr. Phillips Periodontics and Implants on South Apopka Vineland Road serves the affluent southwest Orlando communities of Dr. Phillips, Bay Hill, Windermere, and Metrowest with specialist periodontal care and dental implant services. Lee Christopher DMD, the periodontist at the practice, completed post-doctoral specialty training in periodontics after dental school — training that provides the clinical depth needed to manage the full spectrum of gum disease and the surgical experience required to place implants accurately and safely. The Dr. Phillips community expects a high level of professional expertise and patient experience, and Dr. Phillips Periodontics is positioned to deliver both. Patients referred by their general dentist for gum disease evaluation typically arrive with some degree of awareness that they have been told their gums need specialist attention. The comprehensive initial examination at the practice establishes the clinical picture in detail: probing depths at six sites per tooth, attachment levels, recession, furcation involvement, bone levels on radiography, and a discussion of the risk factors that contribute to the patient's periodontal disease. From this assessment, a treatment plan is developed that is specific to the disease extent and severity rather than generic. Scaling and root planing — thorough debridement of root surfaces below the gum line under local anesthesia — is the first-line non-surgical treatment for most periodontitis cases. Re-evaluation determines whether the response is sufficient or whether surgical intervention is needed to manage persistent pockets that cannot be adequately treated through non-surgical access. Dental implant placement serves patients who are replacing missing teeth, with careful planning including bone volume assessment and CBCT imaging when needed for accurate surgical placement. Insurance is accepted and the team manages prior-authorizations.