Periodontal therapy can help protect your gums, so we can provide prevention or management to ensure you avoid complications like discomfort and even tooth loss. With periodontal therapy, we can help your smile remain whole and healthy in 2026 and beyond! In today’s blog, your Riverside Dental Group team talks about the signs you need treatment to manage gum disease and protect smiles from major complications.
The Warning Signs of Inflammation and Disease
How do you know if you need treatment for issues like gum disease? There are several warning signs to watch for, including sores in your gums, redness, or even bleeding when you brush or floss. You could also experience swelling in your tissues or the opposite, recession that makes the tissues pull back so teeth appear longer than usual. When you encounter one or more of these possible warning signs, please see us right away! Without care to manage oral health issues, then you could develop a stage known as periodontitis, which is linked to adult tooth loss.
Starting Help With a Periodontal Cleaning
Our team will take a very close look at your smile to assess the presence of inflammation and the severity of periodontal disease. From there, we can create treatment plans to address the issue and keep your smile intact. If we catch this in the early stages, then our team could provide a solution with a periodontal cleaning! With this option, our team will use the same tools as a traditional cleaning, only we will remove harmful plaque and tartar from both the teeth and the roots, destroying pockets of harmful bacteria in the process. This could take one visit or several, it all depends on the severity of your buildup. We then polish the teeth. Afterward, we could manage the disease with a traditional cleaning every three to four months.
Laser Dentistry
For more severe stages, we could use dental lasers to gently remove diseased portions of the tissues so healthy gums can attach to the teeth and the issue can be managed with routine cleanings and better homecare habits. If you have any questions about our approach to periodontal therapy, then reach out to our office today!
Riverside Dental Group Offers Better Oral Health
Our team wants to help you enjoy better gum health, and that helps you avoid issues like tooth loss too! To learn more about preventing disease in your gums, then please call:
Riverside Dental Group at Magnolia in Riverside, CA at (951) 689-5031.
Dental Associates of Moreno Valley in Moreno Valley, CA at (951) 697-6800.
Riverside Dental Group at Woodcrest (951) 776-9001.
Oasis Family Dental in Temecula, CA at (951) 695-2290.
Dental Associates of Riverside in Riverside, CA at (951) 369-1001.
Dental Associates of Corona in Corona, CA at (951) 273-9580.
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