Dental implants give people who have lost teeth more than just a means of keeping a dental prosthetic in place throughout the day. When an implant holds your restoration in place, it provides more stability for neighboring teeth, and it creates stimulation in your jawbone that helps to preserve its health and strength through the years. Jawbone deterioration is a real concern after tooth loss – unfortunately, it can also complicate plans to place dental implants! Our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice can address this problem if it is preventing you from moving forward with prosthetic treatment. Because we use laser tools when performing jawbone grafting procedures, we can minimize bleeding and damage to tissues, provide more precise care, and even make your recovery easier! (more…)
Can I Still Schedule Treatment For Periodontal Disease?
People have made a great number of adjustments in their routines and habits to reduce their risk for exposure to coronavirus and prioritize their safety. To make sure that our patients are able to safely access and enjoy periodontal services, our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal office has changed our office policies and implemented new technology to preserve a safe environment. We have followed guidelines from the ADA and CDC and changed our approach to scheduling so that you can still count on us for help if you are fighting gum disease. For those who need to do something about more significant periodontal problems, we can provide treatments with laser tools that make procedures less invasive, more precise, and easier to recover from. Because of this, we can prevent potentially serious problems while making involved procedures easier to arrange and enjoy! (more…)
Your Experience During And After Laser Periodontal Treatment
With laser technology, our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice is able to address difficult issues with gum disease more precisely, and in a way that reduces patient discomfort. As part of treatment for advanced periodontal problems, treatment to both remove infected tissues and directly fight bacteria can be recommended. We have access to both LANAP and REPAIR WaterLase laser technology, so we can choose an approach that is more comfortable for you. By helping you manage your periodontal disease, we can protect you from potential problems like tooth loss, and we can remove bacteria buildup to help reduce your risk for complications that impact your overall well-being! (more…)
When Gum Disease Grows Serious Enough For Laser Treatment
Gum disease is a problem that can grow worse with time. Gingivitis can be dealt with before long-term complications arise. At regular dental exams, and through your daily oral hygiene routine, you can fight the bacteria that begin to accumulate below your periodontal tissues and affect your well-being. Unfortunately, if these issues are not dealt with in time, they can worsen, which can lead to more serious concerns, like the threat of tooth loss, as well as problems managing other health conditions. To fight periodontal disease at this stage, you may need more advanced treatment. One way our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice can help is by providing treatments with lasers to fight bacteria and remove infected tissues. Using lasers instead of manual tools can make procedures more precise and comfortable, and it can produce shorter and easier healing periods! (more…)
Learn More About Our Less Invasive Gum Grafting Treatment
A gum grafting treatment is often part of a patient’s recovery from the effects of periodontal disease. Over time, periodontal tissues can recede and expose more of your tooth structure as you combat an infection. This creates more than just a cosmetic problem, as the exposed teeth roots are naturally more sensitive and less protected. At our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice, we use an approach known as the Pinhole Surgical Technique to make restoring your gum line feel less invasive. This technique requires less work on your tissues, and removes the need for suturing to help with recovery. In addition to being less involved, this approach shortens healing periods and provides cosmetic benefits in less time! (more…)
Removing Periodontal Bacteria With Laser Tools
Fighting oral bacteria on a daily basis will protect you against the movement of harmful microbes below your gum line. When those bacteria do make their way down to the roots of your teeth, they cause troubling infections that can ultimately affect your appearance and general health in ways that can surprise you. For example, someone who develops problems with periodontal disease can struggle to manage problems with diabetes! Advanced periodontal problems also threaten your dental health directly by destroying the tissues that keep teeth in place. With this information, you can understand why successfully managing an infection benefits you. At our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice, we can perform work with laser tools to carefully access and remove the bacteria on your teeth roots. In addition to clearing away unwelcome microbes, treatment will encourage the new growth of healthy, uninfected tissues! (more…)
Scheduling Laser-Assisted Jawbone Grafting Treatment
The process of restoring your smile after tooth loss can boost your confidence in the way you look and improve your dental function. Tooth loss is often linked to periodontal disease, as the bacteria responsible for this condition can attack the tissues that keep teeth in position. In addition to helping you fight the effects of your infection, our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice can assist with the restoration of your full smile. One service we offer is laser-assisted jawbone grafting treatment. This procedure is sometimes necessary before a dental implant can be placed. Over time, your jawbone will lose density when tooth loss has occurred. We can use lasers to carefully access the bone and augment it, improving your chance for a successful implant placement and restoration! (more…)
Enjoying Laser Periodontal Services In A Safe Environment
Having access to periodontal services in a safe environment, one that effectively manages potential infection risks, can give you important support against the effects of periodontal disease. Our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice has taken care to ensure that we can provide care while protecting patients and team members from coronavirus infection. In order to stay safe, we have implemented changes in our office and scheduling to improve our safety. Because of this, we are still able to bring people in so that we can provide laser periodontal services that fight the harmful effects of gum disease! (more…)
What Laser Technology Does To Change Periodontal Care
When you experience problems with periodontal disease, a lack of proper care can leave you vulnerable to serious problems. Your infection can pose a serious threat to your smile, as bacteria will attack tissues that hold teeth in place and cause them to become loose. You also need to worry about the potential spread of bacteria through your blood stream, which can lead to new health issues. At our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal office, Dr. Kania can provide patients with advanced services that rely on laser technology. Lasers make it possible for us to take on trouble with your periodontal health in a less invasive and more comfortable manner. In addition to making treatments more precise, lasers can actually make your recovery time shorter and easier! (more…)
How Laser Periodontal Treatment Makes Your Recovery Easier
The right tools can make an important job easier to manage. When it comes to treatments that affect your periodontal health, the use of lasers can have benefits for patients during and after their care. During treatment, laser technology can minimize changes to your periodontal tissues by making more precise cuts, limiting tissue damage, and removing the need for sutures to help you recover after a procedure. These benefits during treatment lead to benefits after a procedure is performed, as your recovery can be shorter and easier! At our Encinitas/San Diego, CA periodontal practice, we offer treatments with multiple laser tools so that we can personalize a patient’s care and help them recover from the potentially serious impact of periodontal disease! (more…)