Your periodontal health is one of the biggest impacts on your overall oral health, especially when it comes to tooth loss and dental implant placement. Periodontal disease systematically destroys the periodontal ligaments, gum tissues, and jawbone structure that support your teeth. If you’ve lost teeth because of the disease, then your periodontal expert will have to treat the disease and restore any of the structures that it has destroyed. Then, your jawbone and gums can more successfully support your dental implant posts as well as the rest of your healthy, natural teeth.
A weakened jawbone is a common effect of periodontal disease, but it can also occur years after you’ve lost teeth. The absence of your teeth roots causes the stimulation in your jawbone to drop, and as a result, it receives fewer nutrients. Restoring this stimulation is one of the most important benefits of dental implants, but before they can be placed, your jawbone has to be strong enough to accept them. If yours has lost too much density, then we may recommend jawbone grafting to strengthen it.
Even if you aren’t an excellent candidate for dental implants now, you can prepare your smile to receive them with proper care and maintenance from your periodontal expert. For more information, schedule a consultation with Dr. Kania by calling her periodontal office in Encinitas/San Diego, CA, at (760) 642-0711.
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