What is gum disease? This disease is a powerful force that can attack your child’s mouth. The disease will slowly eat away at supportive tissue in your child’s jawbone and gums. It is caused by toxins contained within plaque, irritating and inflaming the sensitive gum tissue that buffers teeth. In many cases, the unfortunate result is […]
How Lasers Are Changing Gum Disease
Lasers are the worst enemy of gum disease When you think of lasers, a scene from any generic alien invasion movie might come to mind. It’s likely that you never thought that lasers would be used to treat gum disease. However, lasers are invading the field of dentistry and taking gum disease by storm. Gingivitis, […]
Five Things to Do to Prevent Gingivitis
What is a Gingivectomy? Gingivitis is as a chronic inflammation of the gum tissue. Your gingiva (gum tissue) can become inflamed due to a variety of factors including, of course, poor oral hygiene. If left untreated, gingivitis can adapt into the more serious periodontitis, which unfortunately, may require surgery and could cause bone and tooth […]
When Are Tooth Extractions Necessary?
In most treatments, the dentist focuses their time and expertise on saving teeth. But sometimes, saving a tooth might not be possible, and this makes tooth extractions a necessary form of treatment within the modern dental field. Tooth extraction can be a painful process for the patient, but it’s important to know when and why […]