How Perio Protect Manages Gum Health

When you undergo treatment for periodontal disease, or if we discover the presence of the disease in the early stages, you may need care to keep it under control. With Perio Protect trays, we can help manage the disease so you avoid complications like tooth loss. In today’s blog, your Encinitas/San Diego, CA, periodontist talks about the Perio Protect system.

Gum Disease and Poor Oral Health

Periodontal disease can lead to serious trouble for your smile. Without treatment, the disease will grow in severity until it reaches a more advanced stage, known as periodontitis. At this point, the risk of tooth loss is much higher. To avoid painful symptoms and missing teeth, you need treatment to manage it. When you have sore, red, or bleeding gums, or if they experience swelling or recession, then contact our team right away. We will diagnose the issue with advanced imaging technology, and plan treatment. For some, our comfortable and noninvasive Perio Protect trays could be crucial for your recovery!

Treating the Disease

To begin, we may conduct treatment to bring the disease into a more manageable state. For example, in the early stages we could conduct a deep cleaning, also known as a scaling and root planing. With this procedure, we remove harmful plaque and tartar from the teeth, roots, and from beneath the gum line. For more substantial cases, we could offer laser dentistry to trim away the diseased portions and to reshape the gum line, so healthy tissues can attach to the gums. Once we complete these procedures, we need to manage the presence of harmful bacteria to prevent future symptoms. Perio Protect could be very helpful!

Management with Perio Protect Trays

With this treatment option, our team will send you home with a set of plastic trays and special mediated gel. You will wear the trays as instructed each day, which delivers antimicrobial medications to destroy harmful disease-causing bacteria while keeping healthy bacteria intact, so your smile’s biome is protected. This helps manage the issue, and combined with better oral hygiene habits at home and routine removal of buildup, could help your smile stay healthy and whole for years to come.

If you have any questions about how our team will manage periodontal disease and keep your smile whole, or if you would like to schedule a visit now, then contact our team today. Let’s make 2025 the year we improve your periodontal health!

Schedule Your Next Appointment Today

Our team is ready to help you start your journey to healthier gums and a full smile. To learn more about improving your smile’s health and stability, call Dr. Ann Kania in Encinitas, CA, today at 760-642-0711.