When you have issues with your gums, such as bleeding and soreness, you need to seek treatment to prevent major complications, complications that could eventually cause tooth loss. In today’s blog, your Encinitas/San Diego, CA, periodontist is discussing how to recognize warning signs of trouble and when to seek treatment with a periodontist!

The Warning Signs of Poor Gum Health

How do you know if you should contact your periodontist? Common warning signs of poor gum health include soreness, redness, and bleeding when you brush and floss. These warning signs could indicate gingivitis, and treatment could reverse inflammation to prevent the onset of periodontal disease. However, as the symptoms grow in severity and gum recession or swelling occur, this could mean you’ve already developed periodontal disease and that treatment is crucial for managing it and preventing the late stage, known as periodontitis, from causing adult tooth loss.

Examining Your Smile

When you schedule an appointment, our team will carefully examine your smile. In addition to a visual scan, we will also implement advanced imagery systems to make a diagnosis with precision and accuracy, so we can assess the cause and severity of your periodontal concerns. We then create a treatment plan to manage the issue and in some cases, address concerns like gum recession too.

Our Treatment Options

For minor cases, we could use a deep cleaning to remove harmful buildup from the teeth and roots, and then offer holistic options like Ozone Therapy or antibiotics to help manage it and protect your gums. For more severe cases, we could use advanced dental lasers to remove diseased tissues from the smile. This enables the healthy tissues to reattach to the teeth. Lasers can treat areas with precision to prevent damage to healthy tissues, and also require no anesthesia, scalpels, or sutures, so the area heals quickly with little risk of soreness, bleeding, swelling, or infection. If you have gum tissues receding, we could offer an alternative to the traditional gum grafts. Instead of removing tissues from other parts of your smile to cover the exposed portions of your teeth, we make a inhale in the gums and add a collagen material. We then manipulate the tissues and cover the teeth, a minimally invasive approach that preserves your smile.

If you have any questions about how we treat issues like periodontal disease, or if you would like to schedule an appointment for a consultation and diagnosis, then contact our team today. Now is a great time to see us, as you can start treatment and put your remaining 2023 dental benefits before they expire at the end of the month.

Schedule a Consultation with Your San Diego, CA, Periodontist Today!

Don’t ignore the warning signs of poor periodontal health, talk to our team about possible solutions. Call Dr. Kania in Encinitas, CA today to find out more about protecting your gum health at 760-642-0711.