When you brush and floss, you can protect yourself against periodontal problems, and you can even fight the bacteria that are responsible for gingivitis. However, it is more difficult for you to effectively fight problems with your gums when you struggle with periodontal disease. When an advanced infection becomes a concern, the support of a professional can be valuable. At our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice, we can help you understand your condition better, and we can provide advanced treatment to control it. One way we fight infection is through laser periodontal treatment, services that use laser technology to more conservatively tend to your gums. (more…)
Drop Tobacco To Protect Your Gums!
How do you know if you are taking good care of your gums? At every routine dental exam, you can receive helpful updates about your periodontal health. If you have a history of problems with your gums, you can turn to your Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontist for support. One thing we can do for you is help you identify changes in your daily life that will benefit you. If you currently use tobacco products, you should know that they can make you more likely to experience problems with gingivitis that can turn into more advanced gum disease. (more…)
Your Periodontal Health And Your Smile
What can you do to make sure that your smile remains as attractive as possible through the years? Avoiding products that stain your teeth will help, and so will a commitment to preventing cavities and other forms of dental damage. Something to keep in mind is that your gums can affect your appearance. If you fail to prevent problems with periodontal disease, tissue recession, a change in color, and even tooth loss can ultimately affect you. Our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice can provide preventive services to keep gingivitis from turning into a long-term problem, and we can provide more advanced services when they are called for. (more…)
Responding To Problems With Gingivitis
You can effectively respond to gingivitis and prevent the infection from worsening. With the right actions taken, this problem can be reversed, keeping your gums safe from oral bacteria. Unfortunately, when the appropriate care is not provided, the consequences can be lasting. Our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice can help you avoid long-term issues that can occur when gingivitis is not treated effectively. We can perform a diagnostic to determine how serious your condition is, and from there we can discuss either preventive services to reverse gingivitis or treatments to combat periodontal disease. (more…)
Implant Dentistry And Periodontal Health
The unfortunate truth is that many people who have issues with periodontal disease will lose teeth. Fortunately, timely treatments help you control the effect that an infection can have on your smile, which can lower your risk for this. With that said, even if you have already experienced tooth loss, our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice can help you regain your complete smile. We can meet with you to discuss the placement of a dental implant, or multiple dental implants, which can play an important role in prosthetic dental work. We can also help you if ongoing struggles with poor gum health affect your candidacy for the implant placement procedure. (more…)
Planning Supportive Periodontal Maintenance
Our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice can provide a number of beneficial services for those affected by advanced gum disease. With that said, we are also here to prevent the problems that make those services necessary. After a diagnostic review of your health, we can determine if you should begin supportive periodontal maintenance. Ongoing support in this form helps you manage your infection and avoid the kind of complications that can lead to tissue damage, tooth loss, and more! If we catch an infection in time, we can also provide scaling and root planing to reverse the condition and protect your health. (more…)
Arranging A Digital Diagnostic Of Your Gums
Is it time for you to start worrying about periodontal disease? Gingivitis, the initial stage of an infection that affects your gums, is a cause for concern. With that said, you should be aware that without timely care, that initial infection can turn into a more serious problem, one that demands more involved care. Our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice can help you evaluate just how serious an infection might be when you see us for a digital diagnostic review. The information we gather can help us determine what kind of support you need to control periodontal disease and prevent potentially serious complications. (more…)
Controlling Infections With Ozone Therapy
If you are not trying to keep problems with periodontal disease under control, you can find yourself dealing with tooth loss. You can also experience more difficulties controlling problems with your general health, including potential issues with your heart! Our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice provides different treatment solutions for patients who are affected by a potentially serious infection. One option takes a holistic approach by using concentrated oxygen to fight bacteria. Through ozone therapy, we can destroy harmful microbes while preserving your mouth’s natural ecosystem! (more…)
Assisting Patients Uneasy About Periodontal Care
Periodontal disease should not be taken lightly. If you are not meeting with a professional to have your condition evaluated and treated, it can cause you to experience issues with tooth loss, and it can make it more difficult for you to manage your general health. Our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice is here to support you if you need to do something about a potentially serious infection. With the right services, we can help you control or reverse the problem. If your interest in treatment is complicated by your anxieties around dental work, you should know that we can take several steps to make sure your care is as comfortable as possible. (more…)
How Lasers Affect Gum Grafting Treatment
If your gums look as though they are receding, or if recession of these tissues is something that your dentist has warned you about, you can have an interest in treatment options. As you look into the benefits of undergoing a procedure to restore your gum line, you can find that some approaches sound more invasive and uncomfortable than others. At our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice, we can give you a better experience because we use laser technology to provide treatment via the Pinhole Surgical Technique. A pinhole gum grafting treatment minimizes tissue damage and removes the need for suturing and surgical cuts! (more…)