How Our Laser Systems Offer Care With Comfort

When you have sore, bleeding gums or notice your tissues receding, then you need treatment to avoid tooth loss and major discomfort. Our team can accomplish this with laser dentistry, such as the LANAP or REPAIR with Waterlase systems. In today’s blog, your Encinitas/San Diego, CA, periodontist talks about our comfortable laser treatments.

When to Seek Laser Treatment

When should you contact our periodontal team for treatment? Some may be referred to our office by their general dentist or orthodontist. Others may need to schedule a consultation when they notice potentially harmful changes to the gums, such as soreness, redness, or even bleeding when you brush or floss. If you notice your gums begin to recede, which makes the teeth appear long or uneven, then you should alert us. While periodontal disease cannot be cured, treatment to manage it can help keep your smile healthy and comfortable, and allow you to avoid major complications like tooth loss.

LANAP and REPAIR with WaterLase

Our team offers two unique dental laser treatment options. With LANAP, the focus is on removing diseased tissues and enabling healthy ones to reattach to the teeth to reduce the depth of periodontal pockets and make the disease more manageable. With REPAIR, we use a soft tissue laser in conjunction with a steady stream of water to comfortably and safely remove tissues and reshoe the gum line. These lasers can target diseased tissues with precision to prevent any damage to healthy gums. The lack of scalpels and sutures means the areas heal quicker, with most people returning to their normal routine after only 24 to 48 hours. The lasers are comfortable and rarely require any anesthetic!

Managing Your Gum Health

Following your dental laser treatment, our team will employ preventive and holistic treatments to manage the disease and keep your smile healthy, beautiful, and whole. For example, we could use Supportive Periodontal Maintenance or Ozone Therapy to help destroy the bacteria behind the buildup, and to make removing these layers easier. We could discuss antibiotics and antimicrobial medications, and positive changes to your diet and at-home oral hygiene habits.

If you have any questions about how our team will diagnose and treat periodontal issues with our dental laser systems, then contact our team today to learn more. We want to help you smile with confidence and keep your smile whole and healthy!

Talk to Dr. Kania About Our Advanced Treatment Options

Our team wants to offer treatment with precision and accuracy using laser dentistry. To learn more about how we manage issues like periodontal disease, or to schedule your appointment, give us a call at our office in Encinitas, CA today at 760-642-0711.