How can you be sure that you really have a problem with gum disease? There are symptoms of poor periodontal health that can be detected when you study your smile before going through your oral hygiene routine. With that said, it can be difficult for you to figure out on your own just how serious the problem might be, and what kind of treatment may be necessary to address the matter. Our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice is prepared to help you with this. We have diagnostic imaging technology that lets us carefully study periodontal tissues. We can determine if preventive care will be enough to restore the condition of your gums, or if more serious action is needed to address periodontal disease. (more…)
Tips For Improving Your Daily Efforts To Fight Gum Disease
What are you currently doing to make sure you stay safe from gum disease? In addition to protecting you from cavities, your oral hygiene routine can make sure that you stay safe from an infection that leads to gingivitis, and eventually to problems with periodontal disease. Of course, to be truly effective, you need to make sure that you are consistently cleaning at the base of your teeth to fight an infection. If you currently have issues with your periodontal health, or want to improve your fight against infection, our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice can help! In addition to offering preventive periodontal services and other treatments in the office, we can provide Perio Protect to help you fight bacteria on your own. (more…)
How Alarmed Should I Be When I Have Symptoms Of Gingivitis?
When you start to notice symptoms of gingivitis, how alarmed should you be? In its early stages, an infection can be effectively resolved through smart oral hygiene, or through preventive periodontal care. This can be reassuring to know, but you should be aware of what can happen if gingivitis is not addressed in time. People who put off care or fail to properly resolve the infection can become affected by periodontal disease, leaving them vulnerable to attachment loss that results in tooth loss, and problems with their general health. To make sure your problems with gingivitis are fully resolved, our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice can provide a diagnostic review, and if necessary perform the appropriate preventive care. (more…)
How Ozone Therapy Targets Harmful Periodontal Bacteria
While our daily oral hygiene routines are intended to fight the accumulation of oral bacteria, some microbes in your mouth are not harmful to your well-being. These bacteria do not create problems like periodontitis, and preserving them will help you maintain your mouth’s natural ecosystem. Thanks to ozone therapy, our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice is able to target the harmful microbes while leaving other bacteria alone. The agents responsible for periodontal problems are anaerobic, which makes them vulnerable to a concentrated dose of oxygen. This is one of many services we offer to help those who are struggling to protect their teeth and health against periodontal disease. (more…)
A Receding Gum Line Can Be A Bigger Issue Than You Realize
If you start to notice your gum line recede, you can be dismayed at how your smile is affected. You can also begin to have issues with sensitivity, as the portions of your teeth exposed have less natural protection and are more vulnerable to discomfort. What you might not realize is that the matter may be a symptom of poor periodontal health. Even if this is not the reason for your recession, it can increase your risk for developing gingivitis. Our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice is prepared to help those who want to restore a receded gum line. Through the Pinhole Surgical Technique, we can perform a gum grafting procedure that is less invasive and requires less healing time! (more…)
3 Things You Can Do To Defend Your Gums Against Bacteria
How do problems with periodontal disease start? The first stage of an infection, gingivitis, becomes an issue when oral bacteria make their way beneath your gum line and infect your soft tissues. When this occurs, you can start to observe symptoms like bleeding, swelling, and changes in tissue color. If no care is taken to restore your gums at this point, the proliferation of bacteria beneath your gums can lead to the formation of periodontal disease. At this point, the problem calls for more involved care if you want to protect yourself against attachment loss, which can lead to tooth loss, and the spread of bacteria to other parts of your body. Your first line of defense against infection is your oral care routine. If you already have issues with gingivitis or periodontal disease, our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice can provide the appropriate services to help you protect your oral and general health against infection! (more…)
Advance Work May Be Needed Before Dental Implant Placement
How does periodontal disease lead to tooth loss? When an infection forms, bacteria can cause tissue damage to both your gums and portions of bone that support your teeth. This creates an issue with attachment loss – in time, a loosened tooth will have to be extracted, or it can be lost on its own. Unfortunately, the damage from periodontal disease, along with the loss of jawbone mass after tooth loss, can interfere with plans to restore a person’s full smile. At our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice, Dr. Kania can determine what your treatment needs are by performing a diagnostic. With a review, issues can be spotted and addressed to ensure that dental implants can be placed to hold permanent dental restorations! (more…)
3 Reasons To Set An Appointment With A Periodontist
While a general dental practice can help you avoid periodontal problems by offering preventive care, they may be less prepared to help when you already struggle with unhealthy gums. Our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice can take care of you if you are trying to deal with periodontal disease, or if you are looking for a specialist’s insight into the condition of your gums. During an appointment, we can use diagnostic imaging technology to see how severe an infection of your tissues might be, and we can discuss ways to fight bacteria responsible for that infection. The type of care you receive can ultimately depend on what condition your gums are in when you arrive. While a scaling and root planing may be enough to help one person return to good periodontal health, another can require more involved services to avoid the consequences of gum disease. (more…)
We Can Provide Quality Periodontal Care In A Safe Setting
As concerns about coronavirus continue to affect our behaviors at public and personal levels, it can sometimes be hard to know what you should do to maintain your safety. While research has helped us identify riskier behaviors, it also helps us understands what services we can still enjoy without creating more health risks. Studies have shown that oral and periodontal practices can perform services while keeping patients safe from illness. Our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice has always taken care to maintain a safe and sterile environment for our patients and team members. In order to continue keeping everyone at our office safe, we have adjusted some of our office practices to further increase safety. Through effective sterilization measures and office practices that lower personal interactions, we can continue to provide important periodontal health services while keeping everyone protected! (more…)
Prioritizing Patient Comfort During Periodontal Treatment
When periodontal disease becomes an issue, it can be difficult to protect yourself against problems with tooth loss, as the tissues supporting teeth can be destroyed. Over time, your infection can even put you at a higher risk for general health troubles because of spreading bacteria! At our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice, we can offer services to directly deal with the effects of periodontal disease. Unfortunately, some patients will try to avoid beneficial services because they find the prospect of dental care uncomfortable. In order to provide a more positive, patient-friendly experience, we can work with you to make your treatment easier and more comfortable. To help with this, we provide different degrees of dental sedation for patients. Because we can perform services with lasers instead of physical tools, we can also offer better experiences after treatment! (more…)