Importance of Periodontal Therapy for Treating Gum Disease

Most people are aware that cavities can destroy their teeth. Not everyone, however, knows about the dangers of gum disease. Gum disease is a bacterial infection of your gum tissues caused by plaque and tartar buildup on your teeth. This infection can cause your gums to swell, bleed and recede. As the infection spreads, your teeth can lose bone and gum support, causing them to loosen and fall out. Through periodontal therapy, Drs. Ryan Watkins and the team at Dreamtime Dentistry, Vista, California, can treat gum disease to prevent premature tooth loss. 

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About Non-Surgical Periodontal Therapy

Periodontal therapy refers to dental procedures offered by dentists to treat gum disease. At Dreamtime Dentistry, we offer the following non-surgical gum disease treatments: 

Deep cleaning (scaling and root planing) – Scaling involves removing all tartar and plaque from your teeth, above and below the gum line, to control the infection. Root planing smooths the rough surfaces of your tooth root to keep bacteria from accumulating again. 

Laser periodontal therapy: Periodontal laser therapy helps treat advanced periodontitis and deep cleaning. Our three dentists use a dental laser to remove diseased gum tissue from your tooth root to keep the infection from spreading. The laser also sterilizes your gums to prevent future infection. This gives your gums a chance to regenerate and heal. Laser therapy is less invasive than gum flap surgery for treating periodontal disease and has a quicker recovery time.

Importance of Periodontal Therapy

Gum disease will not go away on its own. Left untreated, it will only worsen, putting you at risk of losing all of your teeth. That’s why you need periodontal therapy. Prompt gum disease treatment will: 

  • Eliminate periodontal infections to restore your oral health
  • Prevent premature tooth loss
  • Spare you the pain and discomfort of periodontal disease symptoms (swollen and bleeding gums, painful chewing, abscesses, foul breath, loose teeth) 
  • Protect your overall health by curtailing the spread of bacterial infection to other parts of your body

Periodontal Therapy in Vista, California

To schedule a consultation for periodontal therapy at Dreamtime Dentistry, contact our team at our Vista, CA office at (760) 274-0993.