If you have the warning signs of gingivitis or periodontal disease, then we can help. With dental laser treatment, we can take on inflammation and disease with precision and accuracy. In today’s blog, Dr. Ann Kania talks about helping smiles with perio lasers in Encinitas/San Diego, CA.
The Warning Signs of Gum Disease
When should you contact our team to talk about possible periodontic treatments? When you begin to experience changes to your gums, this could potentially indicate gingivitis or the early stages of the disease. Don’t ignore soreness or redness in your gums, or bleeding that occurs when you brush or floss. If you begin to develop swelling, or if the tissues actually recede to make teeth appear longer, then we could help. Otherwise, you risk the disease progressing into a more severe state, one known is periodontitis, which is linked to adult tooth loss.
Treatment with Comfort
When we target and treat the areas of your gums that require it, we can do so with comfort. Lasers rarely require anesthesia when used, and take the place of traditional scalpels and sutures. We can target areas with precision, and the laser itself is specially calibrated to handle soft tissue concerns. The risk of bleeding, infection, and swelling afterward is much lower, and the area heals faster, so you can return to your normal routine in as little as a day or two. The procedure itself only takes one visit too.
Improving Your Smile
Our team will employ this technology as part of your periodontic treatment, to remove diseased tissues and reshape the gum line in the process. Our team can also conduct gum contouring to boost smile beauty if you have a gummy smile. The same tools also aid in jawbone grafting to prepare smiles for dental implant placement, or to help with gum grafts to address recession. We could even employ them to help reduce the common signs of aging, such as the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. For some, we could even adjust the position and size of soft tissues to provide a one-visit solution to sleep apnea.
If you have any questions about how we can transform the health and beauty of your smile with advanced periodontal lasers, or if you are ready to schedule a visit with our team to start care, then reach out to our office today to learn more!
Schedule Your Appointment for Perio Laser Treatment
Our team wants to help your smile enjoy better gum health and avoid the risk of tooth loss, which is why we offer periodontic treatment with advanced technology! To learn more about our treatments, call Dr. Ann Kania in Encinitas, CA, today at 760-642-0711.