Category: Gum Disease Prevention

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… Read 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… Read more »

Perio Protect And Daily Preventive Care

The daily routine you practice to protect your smile should keep you safe against both dental and periodontal problems. For those who have a history of trouble with gingivitis, or ongoing difficulties managing periodontal disease, a “standard” routine may not feel like enough. With Perio Protect, you can directly target harmful microbes as part of… Read more »

Can Tobacco Use Affect Your Gums?

You need to look beyond brushing and flossing if you want to examine all of your habits that can affect your oral health. Other daily behaviors, such as tobacco use, also influence your risk for dental and periodontal problems. While you may recognize that this habit is a potential threat to your general health, and… Read more »

Evaluating Your Current Periodontal Health

How should you approach treatment for gum disease? If you have to contend with gingivitis, the initial stage of an infection, preventive care can effectively reverse your condition and give you healthy tissues again. For those who have more serious infections, more involved treatments are going to be necessary to prevent complications. At our Encinitas/San… Read more »

Using Perio Protect To Fight Bacteria

What tools can you use to fight the bacteria that can cause periodontal disease? Your daily oral hygiene routine does help you protect your gums…as long as you take care to thoroughly clean at the base of your teeth. If you are not consistent about brushing and flossing, or if you do not take care… Read more »

Tobacco Use And Periodontal Health

Tobacco use can have several negative effects on your overall health. One concern is that cigarettes and other tobacco products can make you more susceptible to periodontal problems. How much trouble can this ultimately cause? If your infection is not properly treated, you can have more difficulty managing other health conditions, you can face a… Read more »

Is It Time To See A Periodontist?

The effort you put into caring for your smile should include protection for your gums. After all, periodontal disease can have many worrying effects, and the condition can be difficult to manage without the proper support. If your dentist warns you about more serious gum disease, or if you have noticed issues with the appearance… Read more »

What Effect Can Gum Disease Have On Your Overall Health?

Is gingivitis a mere irritation, or is it a sign of potentially serious trouble for your oral health? If you ignore an infection, you can experience problems with periodontal disease. This more advanced stage of gum disease can cause problems for your oral health and smile, and even for your general well-being! In time, your… Read more »

Your Periodontal Health And Its Effect On Your Smile

How can gum disease affect the way you look? For people with periodontal disease, tooth loss is a real threat – in other words, poor gum health means you are more likely to have an incomplete smile later in life. Before this happens, you can feel unhappy with the way you look because your gums… Read more »