If you have issues with your gums, we want you to see our team today. Periodontic treatment can help save your smile from discomfort and even tooth loss! In today’s blog, your team at Brooklyn Periodontics and Implantology talks about how treating periodontal disease saves your smile.
The Causes of Periodontal Disease
What causes someone to develop periodontal disease? This could impact older teens and adults of all ages, but the risk is especially high for adults over 30 according to the Centers for Disease Control. The disease starts when your gums become inflamed. Known as gingivitis, this can lead to soreness and redness in the gums. Over time, the inflamed gums pull away from the teeth to create pockets for disease-causing bacteria to enter. Periodontal disease then develops, and needs care to manage to avoid serious risks.
Common factors behind inflammation include plaque and tartar buildup which is the product of poor brushing and flossing habits, as well as a diet high in sugar and starch. Other factors include lack of professional cleanings every six months, tobacco use, a family history of poor gum health, and inflammatory illnesses like diabetes. But we can help save your smile by treating periodontal disease.
The Risks to Your Smile
Over time, periodontal disease will increase in severity. You could eventually reach a stage known as periodontitis, which severs the connective tissues between your teeth and gums to cause adult tooth loss. You could also have bleeding when you brush and floss, discomfort, and redness and or soreness in your tissues. But with periodontic treatment, we can treat periodontal disease to save your smile and help you avoid the risk of tooth loss!
Warning Signs
What are the warning signs of periodontal disease? By recognizing these warning signs, you know when to seek treatment for gum disease to save your smile! People with the disease may experience soreness in your gums, as sensitivity is often the first indicator of gingivitis and the early stages of disease. If you have redness in the tissues, this is also a cause for concern. You could experience bleeding when you brush and floss regularly, and there could also be recession, in which the gums pull back to make teeth appear longer than usual. When you experience one or more of these potential warning signs, please see our team for a diagnosis and to discuss possible periodontic treatment.
Management in the Early Stages
In the early stages, we can take a more preventive approach. For example, our team can offer a scaling and root planing to remove harmful buildup from the teeth and roots. Afterward, we can use a routine cleaning to help remove plaque and tartar and keep the inflammation under control. We could also control harmful bacteria with Ozone Therapy, or even through antimicrobial mediations. We also discuss better home care habits and more.
More Advanced Treatment Options
Treating gum disease to save your smile could also require more involved treatments too. With laser dentistry, we can gently destroy harmful bacteria and remove diseased tissues from your smile, reshaping your gum line. We then use Platel Rich Plasma (PRP) to help facilitate healing in the gums and connective tissues, protecting your smile from issues like tooth loss. However, if tooth loss has already occurred, then we could manage the disease and replace what has been lost with dental implants, which look and function like natural teeth, and have the potential to last for decades to come.
If you have any questions about how we treat gum disease to save your smile, or about how we address tooth loss with dental implants, then contact our team today to learn more. We want to help restore your smile and manage the issues that could threaten it, so you can smile with confidence for years to come, and enjoy better oral health and improved bite function in the process.
Brooklyn Periodontics Saves Smiles by Treating Periodontal Disease
Our team wants to help save your smile by treating periodontal disease. We can examine your smile with detailed digital imagery, allowing us to assess the state of your smile and create a treatment plan tailored to your current gum health. We have an array of treatment options and solutions, and are ready to offer one that fits your smile and your lifestyle, so you can enjoy a better quality of life and full smiles for years to come. For more information about treating periodontal disease, then please call Brooklyn Periodontics & Implantology in Brooklyn, NY at (718) 444-3800 today.
