If you have problems with advanced gum disease, a visit with a periodontist can be a valuable part of a larger plan to restore your overall oral health. At our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice, we can provide important in-office services that are able to control significant infections and address tissue damage. We can also provide guidance to help you adjust your routine at home in order to better protect yourself. Beyond offering guidance when it comes to matters of oral and periodontal hygiene, we can provide a new form of support in the form of Perio Protect. This gives you a way to directly attack unwelcome microbes with targeted antibacterial treatments for the soft tissues that support your teeth. (more…)
Planning Your Personalized Periodontal Care
Your periodontal health can ultimately impact your ability to preserve your full smile, and it can be more influential than you expect in regards to your general well-being. What this means is that if you have a history of problems with your gums, you should take their condition seriously. Our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice is prepared to help you manage a periodontal infection and protect you against complications. We can do this in different ways, as we offer both holistic services and treatments that depend on laser technology to provide better experiences in the dental chair. A thorough diagnostic review can tell us more about your health issues and needs so that we can proceed to deliver the right support. (more…)
Seeing A Specialist About Receding Gums
Gum recession has different causes. One of those causes has to do with your periodontal health, as tissues can be seriously affected by an infection. The longer you let gum disease go without the proper management, the more likely you are to experience this and other difficulties. Our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice can help you. With the right approach to care, we can see to it that your smile is restored through the successful movement of your tissues. We actually rely on laser technology to provide the right experience with gum grafting treatment. This can make the process more conservative, which means your appointment and recovery are easier than you might believe possible. (more…)
Recognizing The Threat Of Periodontal Disease
The longer you take to recognize that you have a problem with gum disease, the more likely you are to face serious complications from your infection. Unfortunately, people sometimes overlook the warning signs or disregard them, as they are not aware of just how much damage an untreated issue can cause. Did you know that gum disease is the leading cause of adult tooth loss, or that the bacteria that gather under your gums can move to other parts of the body and affect your health? Managing gum disease when it progresses past its initial stage, gingivitis, can be intimidating. Fortunately, your Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice can help. In addition to providing a review that lets you know how serious your infection has become, we can provide different services meant to manage the problem that you face. (more…)
Should I Consider Supportive Periodontal Maintenance?
The right preventive measures can help you avoid problems with gum disease. Those measures should take the form of both in-office care and professional dental checkups and cleanings. For people who have struggled with maintaining their periodontal health, an alternative to traditional teeth cleanings may be appropriate. Our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice can talk to you about starting supportive periodontal maintenance. Instead of the standard semiannual dental cleanings, patients who start these visits will have regularly scheduled appointments for cleanings that are more involved to help control problems with infections and the harm that they can cause. When appropriate, we can also talk to patients about beginning more involved care to address active infections. (more…)
How Lasers Affect Your Gum Disease Treatment
How harmful can a problem with your gums become? If nothing is done to take care of an infection, periodontal problems can lead to tooth loss and even difficulties in the management of your overall health! At our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice, we offer relief for people who are concerned about an infection. When you have a more severe problem with gum disease, we can recommend different advanced services, including treatments that use laser technology to address problems. The sooner you take action and seek care for your issues, the less likely you are to experience the most significant complications. (more…)
Stimulating Periodontal Tissue Healing
By the time your issues with gum disease reach a stage where a trip to see a periodontist is recommended, there can be several areas of concern to explore. One problems with poor periodontal health is that it leads to the destruction of tissues, something that can weaken support for teeth and generally make recovery more difficult. One way to take on this problem is to rely on the body’s natural healing processes. As a holistic treatment option, our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice can recommend platelet-rich plasma therapy. This service, also referred to as PRP therapy, uses platelet-rich plasma to stimulate healing, which means your recovery happens sooner. We can talk to you about the role that this and other services can play in helping you manage your well-being. (more…)
When Tooth Loss Is A Consequence Of Gum Disease
People with gum disease can fail to realize just how serious their problem is, or how harmful it can eventually become, until they speak with a periodontist. Did you know that an untreated infection raises your risk for tooth loss? This is not the only consequence of the condition, but it is a worrying one. Fortunately, it is something that your Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontist can treat! Timely care can address periodontal disease and prevent the most significant consequences. If tooth loss is something you have already experienced, implant dentistry can give you back your complete smile by permanently securing lifelike restorations. (more…)
What Makes Perio Protect Good For Your Gums?
Does it make sense for you to do more than just brush and floss in order to fight gum disease? For someone who has a history of issues with their periodontal health, an extra degree of support can certainly be beneficial. Our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontist can provide additional help in the form of Perio Protect! By receiving a custom tray and advanced antimicrobial agents, you enjoy another way to fight the oral bacteria that can cause gingivitis and more advanced periodontal disease. In addition to supplying this treatment solution, our practice can offer you help in the form of in-office services that respond to different degrees of poor gum health. (more…)
Dental Sedation During Periodontal Care
Unease about dental visits can lead to delays in care. When that care is needed for an active problem, like periodontal disease, the consequences can be serious. Our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice can work with you to ensure that you have a better treatment experience. One way to provide this involves the offer of dental sedation. Sedatives provided during treatment allow you to remain conscious during your procedure but help you stay comfortable and relaxed. We should note that this is not all we can do to provide a better time for patients uneasy about oral health services. Thanks to our use of laser technology during appointments, we can make services more comfortable and conservative! (more…)