When you have periodontal disease, this could lead to discomfort, including sore and bleeding gums. But without treatment, you could also develop periodontitis and risk the loss of natural teeth! But our team can fight the disease and manage it with advanced laser dentistry. In today’s blog, your Encinitas/San Diego, CA, periodontist talks about helping smiles with the LANAP system.
The Presence of Periodontal Disease
When you have sore, red, and bleeding gums, you need to see us right away. These symptoms could indicate periodontal disease, and mean that you need to see us to avoid the onset of periodontitis, the stage linked to adult tooth loss. With laser dentistry, we can manage periodontal issues to keep your smile whole and healthy!
The LANAP System
The Laser-Assisted New Attachment Procedure, or LANAP, employs a dental laser to allow us to take on more advanced stages of periodontal disease, safeguarding your smile against periodontitis and tooth loss. With this technology, we will gently trim away the diseased portions of your gums, keeping the symmetry of your gum line in consideration too. Healthy tissues will be able to attach to the teeth, so you have a reduced periodontal pocket depth and the disease can be managed with routine preventive and holistic care.
The lasers can target the areas with precision to prevent damage to healthy gums, and the procedure rarely requires the use of anesthesia. Since we don’t need scalpels or sutures, the area heals quickly. The treatment takes one day and you usually return to your normal routine after about 24 hours of rest. The technology also destroys harmful bacteria in the process, and reduces the risk of bleeding, infection, and swelling!
Managing Your Smile with Holistic Treatments
With holistic treatment options, our team can manage the disease following your LANAP treatment. We could recommend a cleaning or Supportive Periodontal Maintenance every three to four months to control inflammation by reducing the severity of plaque and tartar buildup. Our team could also offer Ozone Therapy to destroy harmful bacteria, and discuss better dieting and medications as well.
If you have any questions about how our team will diagnose and treat the disease, or if you have symptoms that need attention, then contact our team today to learn more. We want to help you smile with confidence and avoid discomfort and the risk of adult tooth loss.
Schedule Your Visit to Talk About Laser Dentistry
We want to offer treatment to take on your gum disease and keep your smile healthy and whole for years to come. To learn more about our advanced dental laser systems and other options for managing gum disease, then call Dr. Ann Kania in Encinitas, CA, today at 760-642-0711.