Periodontal disease can impact the gums that frame our smile and support our teeth, causing discomfort and even tooth loss. But with dental lasers, our team can provide treatment with precision and comfort. In today’s blog, your Encinitas/San Diego, CA, periodontist talks about laser periodontal treatment.

The Warning Signs of Gum Disease

What warning signs should you be aware of? With gum disease, you may notice changes to your gums. They could appear redder than usual, and may feel sore or bleed easily when you brush or floss. As the disease reaches a more advanced stage, known as periodontitis, then tissues could pull away from the teeth to make teeth appear losing or uneven. This also exposes sensitive portions of the roots, so you could experience toothaches or tooth sensitivity. When you notice any changes to your gums, please reach out to our team to talk about possible solutions. We want to ensure you can maintain a full smile!

Planning Treatment

To start, our team will talk to you about your symptoms and your oral hygiene routine. We then examine your smile with advanced digital imaging, so we can accurately assess the cause and extent of the disease. From there, we can plan treatment with precision to help manage the disease and preserve your smile. For more minor cases, we may conduct a scaling and root planing to remove harmful buildup and make periodontal disease manageable moving forward with routine cleanings and medications. However, if you have a more severe case, we may instead offer treatment with advanced dental lasers.

Dental Lasers

With laser dentistry, our team can gently trim away the diseased portions of the tissues from your smile, and in the process reshape the gum line. This action allows healthy tissues to adhere to the teeth and reduce the depth of periodontal pockets, so we can manage the issue with preventive and holistic treatments. Lasers target areas with precision so there is no damage to healthy structures. The technology requires little to no anesthesia in many cases, and reduces the risk of bleeding, soreness, and swelling significantly. The area heals quickly too, so you can likely return to your normal routine after only a day or two of rest.

If you have any questions about treatment with our periodontal laser systems, then contact our team today to learn more. We want to help you maintain a full and comfortable smile, one that looks good and remains stable!

Talk To Our Team About Laser Periodontal Treatment

We provide advanced treatment to help keep your smile whole and comfortable. To learn more about treating gum disease, then schedule an appointment with our team, call Dr. Kania in Encinitas, CA, today at (760) 642-0711.