Category: Periodontal Disease

Drop Tobacco To Protect Your Gums!

How do you know if you are taking good care of your gums? At every routine dental exam, you can receive helpful updates about your periodontal health. If you have a history of problems with your gums, you can turn to your Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontist for support. One thing we can do for you… Read more »

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 »

Planning Supportive Periodontal Maintenance

Our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice can provide a number of beneficial services for those affected by advanced gum disease. With that said, we are also here to prevent the problems that make those services necessary. After a diagnostic review of your health, we can determine if you should begin supportive periodontal maintenance. Ongoing support… Read more »

Arranging A Digital Diagnostic Of Your Gums

Is it time for you to start worrying about periodontal disease? Gingivitis, the initial stage of an infection that affects your gums, is a cause for concern. With that said, you should be aware that without timely care, that initial infection can turn into a more serious problem, one that demands more involved care. Our… Read more »

Controlling Infections With Ozone Therapy

If you are not trying to keep problems with periodontal disease under control, you can find yourself dealing with tooth loss. You can also experience more difficulties controlling problems with your general health, including potential issues with your heart! Our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice provides different treatment solutions for patients who are affected by… Read more »

Assisting Patients Uneasy About Periodontal Care

Periodontal disease should not be taken lightly. If you are not meeting with a professional to have your condition evaluated and treated, it can cause you to experience issues with tooth loss, and it can make it more difficult for you to manage your general health. Our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice is here to… Read more »

PRP Therapy And Gum Disease

Problems with gum disease can grow more serious in time. An infection that is not addressed in time can start to do alarming damage to your periodontal tissues and ligaments that support teeth. In time, this can lead to tooth loss! At our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice, we provide many different services to help… Read more »

The Impact Of Periodontal Disease

When your problems with gum disease become too serious to be properly managed at a general dental office, you can find that you need the services of someone who specializes in periodontal care. If it surprises you that poor gum health can call for a specialist, you may not realize just how serious an infection… 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 »

Is It Gingivitis Or Periodontal Disease?

You may have a tendency to use the terms “gingivitis” and “gum disease” interchangeably, and assume there is no difference to worry over. What you should know is that while gingivitis is an early stage of an infection that is still reversible, gum disease, also referred to as periodontal disease, can refer to a more… Read more »