There are certain symptoms of gingivitis that a person can identify on their own. For example, you may start to worry about your periodontal health because your gums frequently bleed whenever you clean your smile, or because your tissues look swollen or discolored. What you should know is that knowing the severity of the infection can help determine what kind of periodontal care can benefit you. If a problem is caught in time, preventive periodontal services can be sufficient, but more advanced cases can call for more involved treatments. At our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice, we use diagnostic imaging technology to carefully study patients’s health. With these detailed images captured, we can find an effective solution to problems with your gums! (more…)
Addressing Tooth Loss That Is Linked To Gum Disease
There are several reasons to worry about the effects of gum disease. If gingivitis is not properly managed, an infection can cause damage to the tissues that currently support your teeth. As this takes place, those teeth can become unstable, and are at risk for either being lost or needing to be extracted. While tooth loss is not the only long-term consequence of poor periodontal health, it is an issue that can seriously impact your smile, dental function, and well-being. In addition to helping patients fight problems with active infections, we can make plans to restore your smile with dental implants. Through implant dentistry, we are able to provide root-like titanium posts that will keep prosthetic appliances permanently in place! (more…)
Treating The Periodontal Tissue Damage Done By Gum Disease
When you begin to struggle with gingivitis, there are certain symptoms that you can identify. Your gums can bleed after you brush and floss, and they may look swollen or discolored in areas where an infection has developed. You may notice that you have to hide bad breath more often, or even that your gum line is starting to recede. While these problems should not be taken lightly, you can put a stop to your difficulties with effective preventive care. Unfortunately, periodontal disease can create more serious problems, and it can be more difficult to manage. One thing our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice can do for you is address the tissue damage linked to your periodontal disease. By doing this, we can provide cosmetic improvements, and help you fight the negative effects of this infection. (more…)
How Can The Effects Of Periodontal Disease Be Addressed?
When action is taken in time, gingivitis can be addressed before any lasting problems affect your periodontal health. In fact, our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice can provide preventive care in the form of a scaling and root planing to help you recover from an infection before there are complications that have to be addressed. Unfortunately, many people will have a problem with gingivitis worsen, leading to issues with periodontal disease. Without the appropriate care, this condition can lead to serious tissue damage, enough to cause tooth loss. Periodontal disease also makes you vulnerable to general health problems as bacteria are able to move to different parts of your body. If you are already dealing with periodontal disease, we can evaluate your gums and find the right way to help you fight your infection! (more…)
3 Reasons To Worry About A Receding Gum Line
When you check your bathroom mirror after brushing and flossing, you cannot help but notice that your gum line seems to be receding. Is this something that should concern you? What causes this problem to happen? Gum line recession can be traced to gingivitis, though it can also be caused by other issues, like aggressively brushing your teeth. Even if your troubles are not the result of an infection, you should be aware that this change can make you more vulnerable to periodontal disease over time. Our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice can use the Pinhole Surgical Technique to provide gum grafting treatment that is minimally invasive. This can improve the quality of your smile, and it can lead to better support for your periodontal health! (more…)
A Good Flossing Routine Can Protect Your Periodontal Health
There are actions that you can – and should – take to protect yourself against periodontal disease. If you already have symptoms of an infection, you can schedule an evaluation at our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice to see how serious the problem might be, and what can be done. To avoid a situation where treatment is needed, make sure you stick with a smart oral hygiene routine. Flossing allows you to clean your gums in the spaces where your teeth meet. By clearing away bacteria in these areas, you can stop an infection from forming. Good flossing practices can also help if you start to see the early warning signs of gingivitis. (more…)
Protect Your Gums By Dropping A Smoking Habit
While it can be difficult to let go of a smoking habit, doing so provides important benefits to your well-being. People who smoke can actually have a harder time avoiding problems with periodontal disease. What this means is that cigarettes (or any other tobacco product) make you vulnerable to a problem that can interfere with your well-being and also raise your risk for tooth loss! At our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice, we offer different services that help patients fight active issues with gum disease. We can also provide guidance to help you preserve the health of these tissues. By cutting smoking from your life, and sticking to a good oral hygiene routine, you can more easily preserve healthy gums and avoid problems! (more…)
Dealing With Gum Disease Before Tooth Loss Occurs
Is there time to spare when it comes to addressing problems with your gums, or should you make periodontal health care a priority? There are several issues that periodontal disease can create when it is not being properly managed. In addition to negatively impacting your physical well-being, the destruction of tissues resulting from this infection can leave you in jeopardy of tooth loss! At our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice, we are prepared to help patients manage their condition so that they can avoid this problem. If you have already experienced the loss of at least one tooth, we can help you regain your full smile through prosthetic work with dental implants. (more…)
Should Perio Protect Be Part Of Your Oral Hygiene Routine?
In your daily routine, how much work are you putting into fighting periodontal disease? The time and effort that go into cleaning your teeth and protecting them from decay can also help you prevent gingivitis. These cleanings fight the buildup of bacteria that can gather at the base of your teeth before working their way below your gum line and causing gingivitis. While this approach to good oral hygiene can be effective for many people, you can enjoy an extra line of defense against infection from Perio Protect. At our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice, we can provide a kit that includes custom oral trays and antimicrobial agents that let you directly target harmful bacteria that put you at risk for gum disease! We can also use your appointment as an opportunity to evaluate your periodontal health and warn you of any problems. (more…)
Periodontal Care Can Be More Comfortable Than You Expect
Poor periodontal health can cause more difficulties for a person than you might realize. Did you know that this problem is linked to tooth loss? The damage done by bacteria beneath your gum line can lead to multiple teeth being lost or extracted. It is also possible for your infection to make you more susceptible to physical problems, and it can interfere with other medical conditions that affect you. While the problems associated with periodontal disease can be more serious than you realize, your treatment experience with a periodontist can be more comfortable than you expect. Our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice can use technology, a comforting environment, and even dental sedation to make your experience with care easier. (more…)