Vero Beach Dentist, Dr. Reiner, Protects Your Smile
Have you noticed that your gums are sensitive, or perhaps bleed when you brush? No? This doesn’t mean you’re immune from gum disease. Many of our patients are unaware that they have the beginning stages of gum disease, sometimes referred to as gingivitis. Once this silent, sometimes symptomless, infection sets in, it can steal your smile and wreak havoc on your oral health.
What is Gum Disease?
Gum disease is caused by plaque that builds up on teeth and irritates the gums. Bacteria flourish and invade, breaking the bond between gums and teeth, creating pockets that allow more plaque and bacteria below the gum line, attacking the tooth roots and bone. If left untreated, gum disease can lead to tooth loss and affect your overall health by raising your risk for heart attack, stroke, memory loss, and cause complications with diabetes and pregnancy.
But Dr. Reiner and the team at our Vero Beach dentist office can help. Maintaining regular six-month checkups gives us the opportunity to diagnosis and treat early stages of gum disease before it gets worse. However, if you’re already in the later stages, called periodontitis, we can provide advanced treatment to reverse its effects with LANAP.
Gum Disease Treatment with LANAP
Vero Beach dentist, Dr. Reiner, offers LANAP, an FDA-approved laser treatment LANAP can provide patients with a scalpel-free, suture-free solution for advanced cases of gum disease. LANAP works by zapping the bacterial infection and promoting reattachment of healthy gum tissue to the teeth. By reducing the pockets created by gum disease, we can reduce its effects, halt the spread, and save your smile from further damage. Our gentle dental hygienist also offers our Vero Beach patients great tips to keep their teeth and gums healthy.
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