Using Your Benefits For Your Gum Health

The holiday season will be here before you know it, and you may not have a lot of time to see us and use your dental benefits before they expire! We want to help boost your periodontal health and ensure your smile stays full. In today’s blog, Dr. Ann Kania and our team in Encinitas/San Diego, CA, talk about putting your remaining dental benefits to good use.

Using Your Dental Benefits

Do you have dental insurance coverage? If so, then you likely have benefits available to use during the year, but these could expire at the end of December, and you could have a waiting period in early 2027 before the new ones are available to use. If you have a health savings account, then you have earned funds throughout the year, and with some plans these could expire without being used. To avoid these and use what you have earned and paid for, talk to our team. We could put these to good use to improve your gum health, managing issues that threaten smiles, such as gingivitis and periodontal disease.

Assessing Your Gum Health

If you have sore, red, bleeding, or receding gums, then please see us right away. Our team will look closely at your smile to assess the presence of inflammation and disease. We can then create a treatment plan to manage the issue, so you avoid the stage linked to tooth loss! Our team can offer a host of treatment options, taking on minor cases of inflammation or even bringing severe periodontal disease under control, so you avoid discomfort, receding gums, and the risk of losing your teeth completely.

Laser Dentistry and More

If you have a minor case, we could bring it under control with a deep cleaning, also known as a scaling and root planing, using special tools to remove harmful buildup from the teeth and roots, then polishing the smile. If you have a more severe stage, we could choose a soft tissue laser system, which allows us to gently and comfortably remove diseased tissues, reshape the gum line, and also destroy harmful bacteria, all without the need for anesthesia and all in one visit. Since we don’t use scalpels or sutures, the treated area heals fast!

If you have any questions about using your dental benefits for your periodontal health, then contact our team today to learn more and get started. We want to keep your smile whole and beautiful for years to come.

Schedule Your Appointment to Improve Your Smile

Our team wants to help protect your oral health before the holidays are here. To learn more about boosting your overall gum health and improving smile stability, then call Dr. Ann Kania in Encinitas, CA, today at 760-642-0711.