With laser treatment, we can not only help manage gum disease, but we can also strengthen the jaw as well! With jawbone grafting, also known as a ridge augmentation, our team can prepare your smile to receive dental implants. In today’s blog, Dr. Ann Kania DDS, DMSc talks about laser-assisted jawbone grafting in Encinitas, CA.
Gum Disease, Missing Teeth, and Weakened Jawbone Structure
When you develop periodontal disease, this will only grow in severity unless treated. Eventually, the periodontitis state develops, one that is linked to attachment loss and missing teeth. When you lose natural teeth, this open space impacts the health, function, and appearance of your smile. But the jawbone itself suffers too, weakening and eroding to cause further tooth loss and an older appearance. Which means you may not have enough structure to support dental implants! But we can help strengthen your smile with laser-assisted grafting, so you can receive the dental implants that will complete your smile.
Grafting with Lasers
With perio lasers, we can gently make necessary adjustments to your attachment issues, underlying structures, and the gums themselves to help accommodate the augmentation procedure, and to also destroy harmful bacteria in the process, lowering the risk of infection and swelling. With the grafting portion, we will apply new tissues to the lower jaw to strengthen and fortify it. These tissues could be taken from portions of your own body, or used from donor or synthetic sources. This provides a new base that can support one or more dental implants, and helps you preserve your more youthful facial features.
Dental Implants
Once your jaw is strong and fortified, we will then move forward with dental implant placement. These posts act like new roots and keep the jaw intact, so your new teeth can stay in place for years to come, decades even. We can address a single missing tooth or use several to take on a complete set of new fixed dentures. Your new teeth will look natural and restore the ability to eat and speak without complication. Our team can then manage periodontal disease with routine care to prevent inflammation and the periodontitis stage, preserving your remaining natural teeth and keeping your new dental implants intact as well.
If you have any questions about how we strengthen your jaw with laser-assisted ridge augmentation, or about replacing missing teeth with dental implants, then reach out to our office today to learn more and start the treatment process.
Schedule Your Appointment for a Ridge Augmentation
Jawbone grafting can help strengthen your smile using advanced technology, allowing you to smile with confidence and enjoy your best-looking smile! To learn more about ridge augmentation, call Dr. Ann Kania in Encinitas, CA, today at 760-642-0711.