The holiday season is here, and between holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas, there will be plenty of sugar and starch in your meals. These ingredients could increase the risk of issues like periodontal disease or even tooth loss! In today’s blog, your Brooklyn, NY, periodontist and implant expert talks about how to protect your smile during the holidays, and how we can help with periodontics and implant dentistry.
Sugar and Starch: The Impacts
What makes your holiday meals and treats so risky for your smile? Throughout the holiday season, your meals will likely be heavy in starch, which can cling to the teeth and be difficult to remove, staying behind for bacteria to consume. This creates plaque buildup that can weaken and erode the outer enamel to cause cavities and infections that could lead to tooth loss. Likewise, this could inflame the gums to create periodontal issues that need attention to avoid missing teeth. Many of your favorite desserts are also high in sugar, which again creates the buildup that risks smile stability and gum health.
Protecting Your Smile
You can take steps to help protect your smile. For example, try to limit how much starch and sugar-heavy foods are on your plate. Drink water with your meal to help rinse away sugar particles. Take time to brush and floss thoroughly each day, and consider excusing yourself to floss after your meal. You can also see your general dentist for a checkup and cleaning now before the holiday season becomes too hectic.
Periodontic Care and Implant Dentistry
If you have sore, red, and bleeding gums, then this could indicate gingivitis or possibly even gum disease. Treatment is necessary to manage this and help you avoid tooth loss, and we can provide this care now! Our team can manage your periodontal health with advanced laser dentistry, and treatments like deep cleanings and even Ozone Therapy.
If you have missing teeth, we can fill these gaps in your smile with dental implants, which look and function like natural teeth. They even have the potential to last for decades to come with proper care and attention! Our team could even use options like All-On-Four to provide a full smile in only one sitting. If you reach out now, you have a chance to begin treatment and use your remaining 2025 dental benefits before they expire at the end of the year. If you have any questions about how we care for gum disease or how we address tooth loss with implant dentistry, then contact our team today.
Brooklyn Periodontics Offers Better Oral Health
You should see us soon to seek care before your 2025 dental benefits expire. For more information on addressing tooth loss or keeping your gums strong, then please call Brooklyn Periodontics & Implantology in Brooklyn, NY at (718) 444-3800 today.
