Gum line recession is a problem that makes your periodontal health harder to manage, and it also leads to concerns like lowered smile quality and trouble with dental sensitivity. While it is not always caused by periodontal disease, it can be closely associated with an infection. At our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice, we can talk to you about making corrections to this problem through pinhole gum grafting. The Pinhole Surgical Technique removes the need for suturing during your procedure, and it can generally provide an easier and more conservative solution to this problem. Our laser technology helps us provide easier care for patients under many circumstances, as we can tend to problems with greater precision and help you enjoy a shorter and easier healing period. (more…)
Do I Need Laser Treatment For Gum Disease?
Is it time for you to meet with a periodontist to talk about your issues with your periodontal health? As time passes, an infection can become serious enough to put your appearance, dental health, and even your overall well-being at risk. In these situations, our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice can help. We can evaluate you to determine if you are a good candidate for treatment with laser tools to directly remove bacteria and diseased gums. Because we use lasers to provide these services instead of manual tools, we can make care more conservative and comfortable, and we can make your recovery easier! (more…)
Laser Treatments And Post-Care Recovery
There is more to gum disease treatment than the preventive services that help you recover from gingivitis. When an infection is serious enough to require more involved care, you can access treatments that effectively remove bacteria as well as diseased tissues. By taking this problem seriously, you can lower your risk for complications like tooth loss and general health problems. At our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice, we can actually improve your experience with advanced treatment for gum disease by offering services with laser tools. This can make the treatment experience itself easier and more precise, and it can make your recovery period easier as well! (more…)
Why Gum Disease Might Call For Laser Care
People sometimes fail to recognize just how serious gum disease can become, which can lead to serious complications that impact their smile as well as their overall health. At our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice, you can find that solutions are available when you face more severe threats from an infection. If necessary, Dr. Kania can recommend services that rely on laser tools to remove harmful bacteria present on the roots of your teeth. Clearing these microbes away, and removing unhealthy periodontal tissues, can lead to welcome improvements in your well-being as well as your appearance! Lasers also help us take on issues by performing more conservative and comfortable grafting treatments. (more…)
Arranging Laser Care Before Prosthetic Work
Through the work of restoring your full smile, you can enjoy renewed confidence in your smile, feel more comfortable when you bite and chew, and address oral health vulnerabilities created by tooth loss. Depending on your oral health at the time you want to discuss treatment, you may need to undergo certain services before you can move forward with prosthetic work. At our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice, we can provide support for patients who need to address active periodontal disease, as well as those who have issues with jawbone deterioration. Through these services, we can help patients move forward with plans to restore your smile with dental implant-held restorations! (more…)
Advantages To Periodontal Laser Treatment
When you are affected by periodontal disease, it is important that you take the management of the condition seriously. Without the appropriate support, bacteria can destroy the tissues that support teeth, and they can move through your bloodstream to create new problems in other parts of your body. At our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice, we can recommend different treatments that address more advanced cases of gum disease. Through the use of lasers, we can make these treatments more conservative, and we can make your recovery time shorter and easier!
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Learn More About Periodontal Work With Lasers
There are different services that we recommend to our patients who are trying to fight periodontal disease. While supportive periodontal maintenance can help control risks for future problems, we can step in to provide more involved care if your condition is more advanced. Our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice includes laser services as part of our approach to care. An important benefit to using these tools is the ability to more carefully manipulate tissues so that your recovery is shorter and easier. In addition to directly addressing problems with infections, we can use lasers to perform grafting procedures. (more…)
Understanding Pinhole Gum Grafting
There are many unwelcome changes that can occur when you have periodontal disease. Among the most serious of those changes is tooth loss, as bacteria can attack and destroy the tissues that are supporting your teeth. You also need to be aware of the threat of gum line recession, which can hurt your appearance, interfere with your efforts to maintain healthy gums, and cause issues with dental sensitivity. While traditional gum grafting procedures require suturing and longer healing periods, you can find that our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice can provide a more patient-friendly alternative. Your pinhole gum grafting treatment relies on laser technology to minimize changes to tissues and make your recovery easier. (more…)
Tailoring Laser Care To Your Needs
Periodontal disease affects many people, and in doing so it puts them at risk for complications like tooth loss and problems with their general health. While this issue may be one that everyone should watch out for, patients who require treatment should have their needs addressed as individuals. At our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice, we can work with you to make sure you have access to the right services and control your troubles with poor gum health. One way we personalize periodontal care is by providing laser treatment with more than one type of tool. We can determine if your treatment should proceed with our LANAP laser, or if we should move forward with care that relies on our REPAIR WaterLase laser. (more…)
Jawbone Grafting And Prosthetic Dentistry
Through the process of placing and restoring dental implants, people who have experienced tooth loss regain both their smile and comfortable dental function. Implants create a degree of stability for prostheses that lead to comfort as well as stronger biting and chewing, and they have the added benefit of stimulating your jawbone to keep it healthy. For some patients, jawbone density will be a concern before treatment, one that calls for additional care. Fortunately, our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice can make this support available. With our advanced laser tools, we can even make the process of jawbone grafting less invasive, leading to easier procedures and recovery times! (more…)