Wednesday, April 27, 2016

If You Hate Surgery, Try Pinhole Surgical Rejuvenation for Your Gums

Pinhole Surgical Rejuvenation
We offer patients the innovative Pinhole Surgical Rejuvenation therapy because this is the best modern way to treat receding gums. We understand that most people do not want surgery on their gums or anywhere else. It is uncomfortable, to say the least, and can be downright painful. Even when anesthesia is used during the procedure, there is the recovery to worry about and the complications that come with it. With traditional gum surgery, for example, there are incisions and sutures. Given how completely sensitive gum tissue is, this can be problematic and lead to a recovery time that is far from pleasant. For this reason, many people put off having their receding gums treated for far too long. The good news is that you don’t have to.

Pinhole Surgical Rejuvenation Is the Better Way

Regardless of whether you can’t stand the idea of surgery, have dental anxiety, or simply want a better way to correct your gums, Pinhole Surgical Rejuvenation is the answer. In spite of the name, this is not traditional surgery, so to speak — far from it. Your gums will not be cut open, and there will be no need for sutures. This is because we only make a small hole in the gum tissue. We can then insert an instrument and gently nudge the gums back into place. The process must be done by a highly trained dentist in our office, but the procedure itself is rather simple by comparison to traditional surgery. As a patient, you will experience significant benefit from choosing this option, including:
  • Comfortable procedure
  • No to very little swelling
  • No bleeding
  • Fast recovery time
  • Gums that look better right away
  • No need to take days off work
  • Get back to eating quickly
  • No significant restrictions
For anyone who has a busy schedule and is worried about needing to take time off work, this is certainly the best solution. Traditional gum surgery takes time to complete, but that is not the real challenge, the recovery is. Your gums will look quite swollen, and your discomfort may preclude you from being able to return to work right away. This is why most people take a few days off. With our procedure, this is unnecessary because while you may have slight irritation for a couple of days, it will be incredibly minor and nothing that would warrant changing your schedule. This means you can keep up with your plans and not have to put off improving your health.

Why Treating Your Gums Is Necessary

Receding gums must be taken seriously because they can expose your teeth and jawbone to the risk of infection, decay, and erosion. Gum disease is such a serious issue, the majority of adults suffering from tooth loss due so because of gum disease. We can treat this condition right away so your gums can return to good health and can begin protecting your teeth again. Given how convenient Pinhole Surgical Rejuvenation is, there is no need to delay.

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

LANAP Dentistry: A Better Way to Treat Your Gums

Lanap Dentistry
If you are suffering from gum disease, LANAP dentistry is an excellent way to treat the condition. As a dentist, we use modern and innovative solutions to treat our patients and to solve their oral health problems. You could continue visiting a dentist that only uses traditional dental tools but that would be like typing a letter on an old typewriter instead of sending an email. Technology makes things better and easier.  It’s that simple.

LANAP Dentistry is the Solution You Have Been Looking for

If you have gum disease but also have dental anxiety or are fearful of having your gums cut open, you are like many people that simply avoid treating their teeth and gums for fear of how it may feel or how the treatment will go. We understand. The gums are sensitive and no one wants to have them cut into or pulled back for a cleaning. Essentially any treatment that irritates the gums will be uncomfortable, regardless of how good your dentist is. With that reality in mind, it is equally important to acknowledge that there is a solution.

With LANAP there is –

    No Cutting
    No Sutures
    More Comfort
    Fast Recovery Times

Old vs. New – The Process

If you have gum disease, you can schedule an appointment for a deep cleaning or root planing procedure with your family dentist. Using traditional dental tools, your gums will need to be pulled back so that the plaque and tartar under them can be scraped away. Naturally, this is going to be incredibly uncomfortable and while you will be under anesthesia for the actual procedure, you will feel the results of the deep cleaning for days. The good news is that you do not have to experience any discomfort by simply switching to a modern solution. With LANAP dentistry, we are using lasers to remove the built up plaque and tartar. This subtle and gentle approach allows us to eliminate the irritants without irritating your infected gums even further. In fact, you may feel nothing at all.

Signs That You Could Benefit From LANAP

It is important to watch for signs of gum disease because this is a leading cause of adult tooth loss. The early stages of gum disease (Gingivitis) can be somewhat uncomfortable but not severely so. This leads many people to simply ignore the problem and to avoid visiting the dentist. Unfortunately, regardless of how inconvenient it seemed, life does catch up with you and so does gum disease. As the condition worsens you could experience additional decay, loose teeth, bleeding and swollen gums, painfully irritated gums and even gum recession.  All of these are common issues and easy to detect. If you do, call our office and schedule an appointment so that we can examine you right away and provide the treatment you need to get on the road to better oral health. In this situation, time is of the essence to ensure that your teeth do not become infected, so call right away.