Because of the innovative way in which the reestablish the support and vital functions of your lost teeth roots, dental implants are often the preferred method of rebuilding your smile. Their ability to effectively mimic healthy, natural teeth also makes them the ideal option for a wide number of patients who’ve suffered tooth loss. However, before recommending a dental implant placement procedure, Dr. Kania will first ensure that you’re a good candidate for it by performing a thorough examination at our Encinitas/San Diego, CA, office. If not, then she’ll work with you to improve your oral and periodontal health to prepare you for the lifelike tooth replacements. (more…)
What’s Different About LANAP Periodontal Treatment?
Preventing, treating, and managing periodontal disease are highly personalized procedures. Some patients may be more susceptible to the disease due to certain risk factors, in which case prevention may require more focused care on their periodontal health. Patients who do exhibit the disease do so to different degrees of severity. Treating the disease and stopping it from growing worse will depend on the extent to which it has already been allowed to develop. For many patients, managing periodontal disease is simpler, more comfortable, and more effective with the help of laser-assisted treatment, or LANAP, which involves the use of a specially calibrated soft-tissue laser to promote more holistic treatment and healing of your gums. (more…)
How Do Platelets Boost Your Periodontal Health?
Your body’s ability to heal plays a significant role in your long-term periodontal health. For instance, periodontal disease becomes a threat by affecting your immune system’s ability to remove harmful microbes, making it impossible for your periodontal tissues to heal. That’s why periodontal treatment often focuses on making your body’s healing processes more effective, such as removing bacteria and promoting the growth and reattachment of your periodontal tissues. It can also include more advanced platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy, which involves the introduction of highly concentrated platelets into compromised regions of your gums and periodontal ligaments. (more…)
Can Ozone Treatment Really Fight Gum Disease?
Fighting periodontal (gum) disease isn’t just about attacking the harmful oral bacteria that cause it. It’s also about preserving and protecting the healthy periodontal tissue that has not yet been affected by the disease. For optimal results, Dr. Kania often employs a variety of minimally invasive and holistic periodontal treatment, including ozone therapy for better periodontal health. Because the treatment targets oral bacteria with nothing more than oxygen, it can simultaneously fight your periodontal disease and save the tissue that is still healthy. (more…)
The Systemic Worries of Chronic Periodontal Disease
There are many reasons to worry about periodontal disease. For instance, it can cause permanent damage to your gums and the ligaments that hold your teeth in place, making it the leading cause of adult tooth loss. However, how it affects your oral health isn’t the only significant consequence of severe periodontal disease. For many patients, its presence and the prolonged inflammation associated with it can also have a substantial impact on their systemic wellbeing. Today, we examine the systemic worries of chronic periodontal disease, and how managing the condition can improve your chances of avoiding other health issues. (more…)
What Does Periodontal Maintenance Actually Mean?
Despite the fact that periodontal disease is highly preventable, it still affects a large majority of adults of all ages. That’s largely because the disease doesn’t go away and typically cannot be cured once it develops. Fortunately, it’s most damaging effects (including tooth loss) can still be successfully prevented with a customized schedule of expert periodontal maintenance. Even if you have periodontal disease, you can stop it from growing worse by routinely cleaning and maintaining your healthy periodontal tissues. (more…)
A Refresher on Good Hygiene
After you’ve brushed and flossed your teeth every day for so long, it’s natural to grow a little less diligent about doing so correctly. You may rush it some mornings or not fully pay attention on others, making it more likely that you’ll miss spots of plaque. When you do, those spots calcify, turning into tartar and becoming impervious to your toothpaste and water. The formation of tartar is the reason why chronic issues like periodontal disease form – the bacteria within the biofilm have ample time to attack your teeth and periodontal tissues. Today, we offer a brief refresher on good hygiene so you’ll be less likely to let such risks slip by as you clean your teeth every day. (more…)
How Dental Implants Reduce Your Risks of Future Tooth Loss
Not everyone realizes that after losing one or more teeth, their risks of losing more increases significantly. This is due to many different factors; for instance, the empty space in your smile can cause other to shift, which can loosen your jawbone’s grip on their roots. Even if you fill that space, the loss of the roots within your jawbone can cause the bone structure to slowly erode, losing density due to the reduced stimulation every time you bite and chew. Fortunately, dental implants can help stop this erosion and prevent your jawbone from growing weaker by reestablishing that stimulation and offering more lifelike support for your dental prosthesis. (more…)
Does Smoking Really Cause Gum Disease?
There are many factors that can increase your risks of gum disease, but if you smoke or chew tobacco, then that may be one of the most significant ones. It’s no myth that smoking can cause gum disease: according to numerous studies, people who use tobacco are often several times more likely to develop than disease than those who don’t. Today, we examine exactly what gum disease is, and why habits like tobacco use are such a substantial reason why it’s still one of the most prevalent chronic dental conditions. (more…)
Are You Flossing Your Teeth Right?
The point of sticking to a good hygiene routine is to control the harmful plaque (a biofilm of oral bacteria) and food particles that collect on your teeth every day. Keeping them under control helps you prevent the issues that they can cause, such as gingivitis (the first stage of destructive periodontal disease). In addition to brushing your teeth at least twice a day, that also requires flossing every day to remove these substances from between your teeth. Today, we examine a few ways in which you can make sure you’re flossing well enough to consistently protect your smile from dental health trouble. (more…)