When we employ laser treatment to address gum disease, this can offer care with precision and prevent issues like tooth loss. But since the disease cannot be cured, our team will help manage it with specialized hygiene services. In today’s blog, your Brooklyn, NY, periodontist and implant expert talks about our approach to improving gum health!
Keeping an Eye on Your Smile
Once we complete laser treatment or a scaling and root planing, we want to manage the disease to keep your gums healthy and strong, which also helps safeguard you against related inflammatory issues like heart disease or even diabetes. Every three to four months, we want to see you for a routine exam so that we can obtain x-rays and take detailed digital images of your bite, allowing us to watch for attachment loss and worsening gum disease, so we know when you need further treatment to manage the issue and avoid complications like tooth loss.
Digital Imaging
With digital x-rays and CT scans, we can take detailed and high-definition images of your bite, which provide a detailed look at the gums, teeth, roots, and attachment tissues. This allows us to watch for worsening gum disease, and also issues like oral cancer. Our team can also provide routine cleanings to remove all plaque and tartar from the teeth. We then polish them thoroughly, which not only brightens them, but helps prevent buildup of bacteria and plaque, which controls inflammation and keeps attachment tissues intact.
Preserving Dental Implants
If you have lost teeth and received dental implants, then we can also offer care to protect and manage these new teeth to ensure they have the potential to last for decades to come, safeguarding your smile against implant failure. We want you to avoid tooth loss, and we want to make sure the new dental implants have the potential to last for decades to come, possibly a lifetime.
If you have any questions about how we use our specialized hygiene services to manage your oral health and keep your smile intact, then contact our team today to learn more. If you have sore, red, and bleeding gums, or recession that has made teeth appear longer, then reach out today for an exam and to discuss possible treatment options, so we can ensure you continue to enjoy a full and healthy smile.
Schedule an Appointment with the Team at Brooklyn Periodontics
Our team wants to help improve your ability to enjoy healthy gums and full smiles, which is why in addition to treatments like deep cleanings and dental lasers, we also manage oral health with specialized hygiene services. For more information on managing your gum health, or to schedule a consultation, please call Brooklyn Periodontics & Implantology in Brooklyn, NY at (718) 444-3800 today.
