Comfortable Treatment With Perio Lasers

Treating periodontal disease is crucial for keeping your gums healthy and avoiding long-term complications, such as adult tooth loss. To offer our patients treatment with precision and comfort, we employ perio laser systems, including LANAP and REPAIR with WaterLase. In today’s blog, your Encinitas/San Diego, CA, periodontist explains how perio lasers offer treatment with comfort!

What Happens When Gum Disease Forms?

According to the Centers for Disease Control, half of adults over the age of 30 suffer from some form of periodontal disease. Without treatment, the disease only grows in severity with time and eventually, could be linked to discomfort and adult tooth loss. Which is why at the first signs of trouble, we recommend a visit with our team for a diagnosis and to discuss treatment, including the use of dental lasers. Warning signs could include sore, red, and bleeding gums. You could also experience recession, in which gums pull back to expose portions of the roots, making teeth appear longer than usual.

Starting Treatment

When you see us for an initial consultation, we will ask you about your oral hygiene habits and common risk factors for periodontal disease. Next, we will carefully examine your smile with digital x-rays and intraoral camera technology. These high-definition images allow us to make a diagnosis with accuracy and precision, and to assess any damage to underlying structures and connective tissues. From there, we can plan treatment to manage the disease and prevent the periodontitis stage, which is the stage connected to adult tooth loss!

Our Perio Lasers

Our perio laser systems employ a concentrated beam of light, one that is specially calibrated to handle soft tissue concerns. The technology can target the diseased parts of your gums and gently remove them. At the same time, we take steps to improve the shape and symmetry of the gum line, so you have an attractive smile as well as a healthier one. The technology can destroy harmful bacteria in the process, and reduce the risk of swelling, bleeding, and infection. They prevent damage to healthy parts of your smile, and the lack of scalpels and sutures means the treatment takes one visit and heals fast, so you may return to your normal routine after only a day or two of rest.

If you have any questions about how we manage your smile with our advanced dental lasers, then contact our team today to learn more. We want to help you avoid tooth loss and enjoy a comfortable smile.

Schedule Your Appointment for Treatment

We want to offer care with precision and accuracy using our perio systems! To learn more about the advanced technology we use, call Dr. Ann Kania in Encinitas, CA, today at 760-642-0711.