The Progression of Periodontal Disease

One of the reasons why periodontal disease is such a threat to your smile is because it’s progressive. Once it develops, it continues to grow worse the longer it’s left untreated, and many patients in Encinitas/San Diego don’t realize they have it until it becomes severe. Fortunately, your periodontal expert can help you address periodontal disease and restore your healthy smile no matter what stage it’s in. However, for the sake of your long-term oral and periodontal health, addressing it as soon as possible is always the best choice.   (more…)

Good Reasons to Take Tooth Loss Seriously

Your teeth are meant to last for life with proper care and maintenance. Unfortunately, tooth loss still remains a significant and common concern, and for many patients in Encinitas/San Diego, it can have several serious consequences. The good news is that most patients realize the importance of addressing their tooth loss as soon as possible to mitigate its long-term effects. However, for patients who don’t, we take a look at a few good reasons why taking tooth loss seriously is vital to your oral health. (more…)

How Tooth Plaque Causes Gum Disease

For patients in Encinitas/San Diego who deal with gum disease, it can be one of the greatest concerns for the long-term health of their smiles. However, despite the severe effects that it can have on your periodontal tissues and oral structures, gum disease begins as nothing more than plaque developing and calcifying on your teeth. Made up of hundreds of kinds of oral bacteria, plaque and its calcified form, tartar, give these microbes plenty of time to attack your teeth and gums. The acids and toxins they produce can lead to some of the most common and destructive issues, including severe gum disease. (more…)

How LANAP Treats Periodontal Disease Comfortably

Treating gum disease is a highly personalized process. Not only are your gums unique to your smile, but so are the nature, extent, and location of your gum disease. Because treating the disease involves targeting it precisely (as well as the oral bacteria causing it), your treatment will have to be tailored to you, specifically. For many patients in Encinitas/San Diego, the addition of advanced lasers helps improve their periodontal treatment in a number of different ways, including offering improved results and a significantly more comfortable and precise process. (more…)

Do Dental Implants Really Last for Life?

Your teeth are meant to last for life, even though there are many different things that could eventually lead to tooth loss if not addressed properly (like gum disease). Therefore, the best way to replace your lost teeth is with a prosthesis that also lasts for life, or as close to it as possible. For patients in Encinitas/Sand Diego, dental implants are often the best option. Implanted into your jawbone to replace your lost teeth roots, dental implant posts are biocompatible, meaning your jawbone will fuse to them as it heals following implant placement. With proper care and maintenance, the prosthetic teeth roots can last for life, giving your crown, bridge, or denture the support to last significantly longer than it would without it. (more…)

A Few Signs that It’s Time to Visit Your Periodontist

When you stick to a consistent schedule of preventive dental health visits, your dentist can usually spot signs of trouble early, including periodontal (gum) disease. However, you don’t always need to wait until your dental visit to know that you might be experiencing the early stages of gum disease. For patients in the Encinitas/San Diego community, knowing what signs to look for and what to do when they spot them can be an important tool in successfully preventing or treating gum disease. (more…)

What Everyone Should Know About Periodontal Disease

Like most chronic dental diseases, periodontal disease isn’t inevitable. Despite the fact that it affects nearly 80% of adults to some degree, the condition commonly known as gum disease is highly preventable under the right circumstances. Those circumstances include consistently good hygiene, regular preventive dental care, and when necessary, the help of a periodontal expert. For patients in Encinitas/San Diego, the key to preventing or managing periodontal disease is often knowing as much as possible about the disease and how it affects their smiles. (more…)

A Few Questions About Dental Implants

Dental implants have long been recognized by dental health professionals as the most comprehensive solution to replacing tooth loss. That’s because they not only restore your smile’s appearance, but also the unseen but vitally important of your lost teeth roots. For patients in Encinitas/San Diego, addressing tooth loss with dental implants helps them enjoy healthier, fuller, and more beautiful smile for longer. However, the benefits also include stronger and more youthful jawbone structure as well as a reduced risk of losing more teeth later. (more…)

How to Brush and Floss with Gum Disease in Mind

It’s no secret that brushing your teeth twice and flossing at least once every day are the cornerstones of preventing most common dental diseases. Yet, even patients who diligently stick to that routine may find themselves faced with a developing issue, such as gum disease, and the need to address it. The reason is often because of inconsistency. It only takes skipping one session with your toothbrush for harmful oral bacteria to build a presence on your teeth. For patients in Encinitas/San Diego, gum disease can also occur because they don’t realize how to brush and floss with the goal of preventing it in mind.   (more…)

Is Periodontal Disease Really Preventable?

Maintaining a healthy smile is typically simple with a good dental hygiene and preventive dental care routine. Yet, sometimes, that maintenance requires addressing specific concerns, such as periodontal (gum) disease, before they’re allowed to cause significant damage to your teeth and oral tissues. Such issues occur commonly – periodontal disease alone affects over 80% of adults in the U.S. – but they don’t always have to. In fact, despite the frequent occurrence of gum disease, many patients in Encinitas/San Diego, successfully prevent it from developing with help from their dentists and periodontal experts. (more…)