By taking action to prevent gum infections, you can maintain your healthy tissue and stop the primary cause of tooth loss. You can reverse a case of gingivitis in its first stage, so taking steps to keep your gums healthy is key to your overall oral health. Explore your options for preventive treatment by speaking to your Encinitas/Sandiego CA, periodontist. We can describe our various procedures to help you decide which is best for moving forward.
Holistic Treatments For Gum Disease
Did you know that our team provides holistic treatments to help prevent or manage periodontal disease? These offer a way to keep the later stage at bay, so you avoid worsening discomfort and tooth loss. In today’s blog, your Encinitas/San Diego, CA, periodontist talks about treating periodontal disease with a holistic touch!
Fighting Gum Disease With Oxygen Therapy
Our team provides treatments to help prevent periodontal disease, or to manage the disease in order to avoid major complications, such as adult tooth loss. One comfortable and effective treatment is Ozone Therapy. In today’s blog, your Encinitas/San Diego, CA, periodontist talks about how we protect your gums from disease with Ozone Therapy.
Three Preventive Treatment Options
Periodontal disease means you could experience uncomfortable symptoms, and risk the loss of your teeth without treatment. But our team can offer preventive treatments to help prevent or manage the disease. In today’s blog, your Encinitas/San Diego, CA, periodontist talks about three of our preventive treatment options.
What To Expect From Your Periodontal Exam
When you notice changes to your gum tissues, this means you should schedule a periodontal exam with our team. Often changes to your gums indicate the presence of gingivitis or even the early stages of gum disease! Using advanced imaging technology, your Encinitas/San Diego, CA, periodontist can offer detailed diagnosis.
How Tobacco Products Harm Gum Health
Do you smoke or vape? Do you use smokeless tobacco products? In addition to stained teeth and bad breath, these products could lead to cancer and the risk of advanced gum disease. Which is why your Encinitas/San Diego, CA, periodontist recommends quitting right away!
How Good Nutrition Protects Your Gums
In our last blog, we discussed how proper brushing and flossing could limit the risk of gingivitis and periodontal disease, keeping your smile whole and healthy. But good nutrition is also a vital part of good gum health. In today’s blog, your Encinitas/San Diego, CA, periodontist talks about how we protect gums from poor health.
Could Brushing And Flossing Help Prevent Gum Disease?
Periodontal disease could leave your smile suffering from painful symptoms and at risk for adult tooth loss. But actions can be taken to help prevent the onset of the disease, such as proper brushing and flossing habits. In today’s blog, your Encinitas/San Diego, CA, periodontist talks about how to properly care for your smile at home.
How Gum Disease Impacts Your Smile
Periodontal disease can occur in adulthood, and in fact half of those 30 and older suffer from some stage of the disease. Without treatment to manage this widespread concern, you risk the loss of your natural teeth. But what causes the disease, and how can you protect your smile? In today’s blog, your Encinitas/San Diego, CA, periodontist talks about the impact of periodontal disease.
When Anxiety Affects Periodontal Care
When poor periodontal health is not being managed, several complications can arise. You can find yourself worried because you have teeth that no longer feel secure. You can also worry after discovering that there are links between poor gum health and your vulnerability to other health conditions, including heart disease and Alzheimer’s disease. Unfortunately, people who experience dental anxiety can struggle to seek treatment even when they know they have active issues with their oral health.
At our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice, we can help you enjoy the right support for gum disease. One way we do this is by making sedation available during your services. We can also help by providing options like LANAP treatment, which uses lasers to make potentially sensitive services more comfortable and less invasive. (more…)