If you have issues with gum recession, or if tooth loss has weakened your jawbone, then we can help. With grafting for the jaw and gums, we can rebuild and strengthen portions of your smile. To help protect your smile even further, we can assist the procedure with dental lasers! In today’s blog, Dr. Ann Kania talks about laser gum and jawbone grafting.

Jawbone Grafting

If you lose teeth due to periodontal disease, then our team could provide periodontic care to manage the issue and prevent further loss of natural teeth. But once you lose one or more tooth roots, this deprives the jawbone of access to essential nutrients, so the area weakens and erodes. This could mean additional missing teeth and an older appearance. This could also mean your jaw is unable to support dental implants, limiting your ability to combat tooth loss.

But with laser-assisted jawbone grafting, we can strengthen the weakened areas! Our team will use the technology to gently make adjustments to soft tissues and other portions of the area, while we add new structure to the lower jaw. We could use donor tissues, bone from other parts of your own body, or synthetic sources. This bonds with the jaw and provides enough structure to support dental implants!

Gum Grafting

If you have a more severe case of periodontal disease, then our team could conduct gum grafting! If your gums recede, this exposes portions of your roots not protected by gum tissues, leading to painful symptoms and the risk of additional complications. You also have teeth that look longer! But with the laser-assisted pinhole surgical technique, we can make a minuscule hole in the gums and then add a special collagen material, which we manipulate until the gums can cover the teeth again. We ensure the final results provide better symmetry in the gum line too. This can take as little as one visit, and offer a healthier and more attractive smile, all assisted with advanced laser technology for better precision and a limited risk of swelling and bleeding afterward.

Dental Implants

What if you have missing teeth? The technology can help prep the soft tissues and jaw to cover dental implants, and also destroy harmful bacteria that could impact how quickly the placement area heals, so you can return to your normal routine faster.

If you have any questions about how we boost your oral health with laser-assisted procedures, then contact our team today.

Schedule Your Appointment for Periodontal Treatment Options

Our team wants to help boost your oral health, and to do so with precision and accuracy. To learn more about rebuilding and protecting your smile, then call Dr. Ann Kania in Encinitas, CA, today at 760-642-0711.