If you have lost teeth due to gum disease, this means your jaw could gradually weaken, leading to an aged appearance and limiting your ability to receive dental implants. To prevent this and preserve your smile, we can offer jawbone grafting assisted with dental lasers. In today’s blog, Dr. Ann Kania talks about ridge augmentation with laser dentistry.
Gum Disease and Weakened Jawbone Structure
Periodontal disease is very widespread, and a very serious concern for your smile. Without treatment, this could reach a stage known as periodontitis, which itself destroys the attachment tissues between the teeth and gums to create missing teeth. When you lose teeth, in addition to issues with eating and speech, this could cause the jawbone around the lost roots to weaken and erode. When this happens, further tooth loss and an aged appearance could develop, and your jaw could become too weak to receive dental implants, limiting your tooth replacement options. But with jawbone grafting, assisted with advanced laser dentistry, we can strengthen the jaw and sure you can receive dental implants!
Assisting Your Grafting with Lasers
Our soft tissue lasers can be used to make any necessary adjustments to the gums and underlying tissues and structures as part of the grafting process, and as part of the dental implant placement process. The technology can target areas with precision and accuracy, and destroy harmful bacteria too. Which helps lower the risk of bleeding, infection, and swelling, and ensures the treated area heals faster.
With the grafting procedure, we will essentially add new structures to the weakened portions of your lower jaw. These could be synthetic tissues, donor tissues, or bone taken from other parts of your own body, such as the knee, rear of the jaw, or the hip. This helps strengthen the area and bonds with your current jaw structure. You now have a base that can support dental implants.
Rebuilding Your Smile
Our team can address tooth loss caused by disease with dental implants, placing new posts that act like roots and also keep your jawbone intact. We can address a single missing tooth or use several implant posts to support a bridge or possibly a full denture. You don’t have to live with a weakened jaw and missing teeth, we can help improve the health, function, and beauty of your smile. If you have any questions about our laser-assisted treatments, then contact our office today to learn more.
Schedule Your Appointment for a Ridge Augmentation
We want to help you enjoy a complete smile again, and we can strengthen your jawbone in the process! To learn more about boosting the strength of your jaw, call Dr. Ann Kania in Encinitas, CA, today at 760-642-0711.