At our Encinitas/San Diego, CA dental practice, we are committed to helping patients manage the health of their gums. If you are already dealing with periodontal disease, or if you start to show signs of gingivitis, we can work with you to restore or manage your condition. What you should know is that addition to… Read more »
Category: Periodontal Cleaning
Preventing Serious Issues With Periodontal Disease
It is important to deal with the effects that gum disease can cause you to experience, but you should know that professional periodontal care can benefit you even before the problem has become severe. While our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice is prepared to help those patients who are struggling with the effects of periodontal… Read more »
Services We Can Offer To Deal With Periodontal Bacteria
Harmful bacteria that infiltrate your gum line can create big problems for your oral health, your smile, and even your general health! Periodontal disease results when bacteria gather under your gums, and create a harmful infection. If nothing is done about this problem, it can make other health issues harder to manage, and it can… Read more »
Targeting Bacteria That Attack Your Periodontal Tissues
Every time you brush and floss your teeth, you have an opportunity to protect yourself against gum disease. To perform these tasks effectively, you should make sure your attention is turned to your gum line – effectively cleaning this area can help you keep yourself safe from oral bacteria that might lead to an infection…. Read more »
What Makes Perio Cleaning Different than Dental Cleaning?
Routine cleaning is an important part of oral health care. In many cases, that simply involves brushing your teeth at least twice a day and flossing at least once, as well as attending regular dental cleanings at least once every six months. Sometimes, however, you might need more involved periodontal cleaning – also known as… Read more »
Important Points About Scaling and Root Planing
Professional cleaning is an important part of your routine oral health care. Typically, it involves carefully cleaning away the plaque and tartar that have developed on the crowns of your teeth. Sometimes, though, harmful oral bacteria can form plaque and tartar on the roots of your teeth, which rest underneath your gums rather than above… Read more »
A Brief Look at Scaling and Root Planing
Under healthy conditions, routine dental cleanings are typically enough to remove harmful oral bacteria from your teeth and along your gum line. Doing so helps you significantly lower your risks of developing oral health conditions like gum disease. However, for some patients in Encinitas/San Diego, oral bacteria may have worked their way underneath the gums… Read more »
The Point of Periodontal Cleaning
Dental cleanings are routine preventive measures that everyone should take on a regular basis. However, periodontal cleanings are not something that everyone needs, but when it does become necessary, it should be performed as soon as possible. Like regular dental cleaning, the point of periodontal cleaning is to help patients in Encinitas/San Diego avoid the… Read more »
The Details of Periodontal Scaling and Root Planing
Deep cleaning, or scaling and root planing, is similar to regular dental cleaning. Both involve removing harmful oral bacteria from your teeth and/or oral tissues, and both are necessary to preventing extensive oral or periodontal disease. The difference is that everyone requires routine dental cleanings, typically at least twice a year, even when their teeth… Read more »
Non-Surgical Treatments to Prevent Periodontal Disease
Threats to your oral health come in many forms, but periodontal disease (aka gum disease) is one of the most common, and one of the most destructive. Left untreated, the disease will erode the soft periodontal tissues and ligaments that support your teeth, and can gradually infect the jawbone underneath your gums, possibly leading to… Read more »