Tips, Facts, And The Latest In Dentistry

Vacations are the perfect time to relax, explore new destinations and create unforgettable memories. If you’re dealing with periodontal disease, it’s also important to prioritize your oral health while traveling. Neglecting your oral care routine during your trip can worsen your condition and lead to discomfort. To ensure an enjoyable vacation, follow these essential tips to protect your oral health…

As the summer season rolls around, we often find ourselves enjoying the warm weather, indulging in outdoor activities, and taking much-anticipated vacations. However, amidst all the fun and relaxation, it’s essential to remember that seasonal factors can also affect our oral health, particularly when it comes to gum disease. Gum disease, also called periodontal disease, is a common condition impacting…

The new year is officially in full swing, and many of us feel inspired to set goals for improving our health. If this describes you, don’t forget to include your oral health! A healthy mouth, especially healthy gums, is worth striving for, especially since good gum health protects you from tooth loss and even bone loss. Why Healthy Gums Matter…

When it comes to your smile, the gums are an essential part of your oral health. If you have gum recession, you might notice that your gums are pulling away from your teeth leaving them vulnerable to decay as the tooth roots become exposed to oral acids and bacteria. Left untreated, gum recession will not only affect the supportive tissues…

Your gums do more than just make your smile look great, they keep your teeth anchored into your jaw bone so that your smile can thrive. When gum tissue starts to pull away from your teeth, it not only doesn’t look nice, it can cause loss of supportive bone structure, cause root sensitivity and expose roots to cavity-causing acids and…

Have you been diagnosed with periodontal disease? This gum infection that can arise in your mouth is important not to ignore. There are treatment options that can help you battle this oral disease to help make sure you don’t lose your teeth to it. Thanks to modern technology, therapeutic scaling and root planing can be completed by our team to…

As periodontists, our main focus is on helping you save your adult, permanent teeth whenever possible. You can protect your dental health by maintaining routine dental visits and taking time to brush, floss and rinse with mouthwash daily as recommended by your dentist. Good dental care can go a long way to keeping tooth decay and gum disease from damaging…

Do you know what a frenectomy is? This is a simple surgical treatment where our periodontist removes the “frena” in your mouth to modify the binding tissues in the mouth. The “frenum” is what we call the small fold of connective tissue in your mouth that attaches one surface to another. It often refers to oral procedures correcting lip ties…

When was the last time you had a dental cleaning and exam? If you are like many people these past two years, it’s been all too easy to let your routine cleanings slide for one reason or another. But even if you kept up with your daily brushing and flossing regimen, without those regularly scheduled cleanings, your gums may now…

February is Gum disease awareness month! It is important because more than half of the adults in our country experience gum disease, leading to gum inflammation and infection. This relentless disease can wreak havoc on your oral health and adversely affects not just your gums but your jaw bone density and teeth, too. Advanced periodontal disease also puts you at…

Taking good care of your teeth and gums daily goes a long way to providing you with a healthier smile today and in the years to come. Next to tooth decay, gum disease leads to loose teeth, tender gums, an unattractive smile and an increased risk for tooth decay. Over time, severe gum disease leads to tooth loss! Our Precision…

As you can see, gum disease is no joke, but it also doesn’t just happen overnight. It means you can practice good oral hygiene habits to avoid succumbing to the ravages of this preventable oral disease. And if you do, your teeth, gums, smile, and body will be healthier. The Stages of Gum Disease Gum disease starts small as plaque…

Our team’s job is to treat gum disease (gingivitis or periodontal disease). It is one of the ten most common diseases people deal with when it comes to their smiles. It is also the main cause of tooth loss in adults! If you have gum disease, you will need deep cleanings to overcome this chronic inflammatory condition affecting the oral…

September is National Gum Care Month, and it is a big deal for your oral health. Good oral health is the foundation to a healthy-looking, self-confident appearance when it comes to your smile. By ensuring healthy teeth and gums – because when it comes to tooth loss, it is not just from tooth decay and cavities – periodontal disease is…

A regular dental cleaning can’t reach down far enough to remove the accumulated plaque but is effective at helping to keep your gums healthy, so they don’t develop pockets. Patients that have developed deeper pocketing may need additional care to address this concern. Our periodontal team performs scaling and root planing (a non-surgical periodontal therapy) using special tools to give…

Did you know that a big investment you can make in your overall health and self-confidence is to make sure you have a healthy smile? June 15th is National Smile Power Day, and it’s a great time to become more aware of the many benefits of having a healthy, confident smile wherever you go! The Psychology and Physiology of Smiling…

When it comes to your gums, taking good care of them is vital if you want to keep them healthy so they can protect your pearly whites. Neglecting your gums can lead to periodontal (gum) disease, an infection of the oral tissues that anchor your teeth in their place. When you don’t brush and floss daily as recommended, harmful dental…

If you have a tooth that has been extracted or lost, you will want to replace it. This is because the space left behind when a tooth is lost, whether to gum disease, injury or extraction, empty space can create problems with your surrounding teeth. Over time, the remaining teeth will gradually shift out of their proper position and gravitate…

February is National Gum Disease Awareness Month, and we are here for it! Working daily with gums makes us excited about creating awareness on how best to keep your gums healthy no matter what your age. When we say your smile thrives on good oral care, most patients typically think of their teeth, but the gums are just as crucial…

Did you know that detecting gum disease in the early stages makes it the most effectively and economically treated? This is true for many oral health issues. As a periodontist, our team specializes in the areas of the mouth that surround and support your teeth – your gums, bone and connective tissues. These are the parts that attach your teeth…