LAKE LANIER SMILES BLOG: GUM DISEASE EXPLAINED BY LAKE LANIER SMILES, AFFOR...

LAKE LANIER SMILES BLOG: GUM DISEASE EXPLAINED BY LAKE LANIER SMILES, AFFOR...: 5 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT GUM DISEASE EXPLAINED BY LAKE LANIER SMILES, AFFORDABLE BUFORD DENTIST Most people probably don’t tak...

GUM DISEASE EXPLAINED BY LAKE LANIER SMILES, AFFORDABLE BUFORD DENTIST

5 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT GUM DISEASE

EXPLAINED BY LAKE LANIER SMILES, AFFORDABLE BUFORD DENTIST

Most people probably don’t take as good care of their oral health as they should. Partially this is because they find cleaning their mouths tedious. For many, though, it’s also because they really aren’t aware of what problems there can be when it comes to poor oral hygiene.

One of the most prevalent issues is gum disease, or periodontal disease, which can have some pretty severe consequences if left untreated. Here are five things you should know.

According to CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) half of the American adults suffer from gum disease.

5. WHAT CAUSES GUM DISEASE?

Gum disease is a bacterial infection within the gums. There are multiple causes of gum disease. The first and most common is poor oral hygiene; not brushing and flossing twice a day. Other risk factors include smoking, hormonal changes, diabetes, pregnancy, genetic susceptibility and various medications/treatments for other illnesses. All of these conditions and behaviors allow bacteria to take hold in your gums and cause gum disease.

4. WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF GUM DISEASE?

The early signs of gum disease are very easy to spot. There will be reddening and swelling in the gum, as well as bleeding. This early stage is known as gingivitis, which is the technical term for inflammation of the gum.

Bleeding gums are never normal. Inexplicable bleeding when brushing or cleaning your teeth normally is a sign of gum disease and needs to be addressed.

3. HOW DO YOU TREAT GUM DISEASE?

The early stage of gum disease, gingivitis can be treated with proper oral hygiene at home — brushing and flossing twice a day and six monthly checkups with your dentist.
At Lake Lanier Smiles, we make appointments for your follow up visits and call to remind days before the appointment.

Later stages of gum disease, known as periodontitis, requires professional treatment from a dentist. This will usually involve a scale and clean of your teeth, including underneath the gum around the root of the tooth. Various methods, from manual scraping tools to high-tech lasers, can be used to remove the diseased tissue to prevent further growth of infection.
In advanced periodontitis, it can be necessary to remove some teeth to properly treat the disease.

At Lake Lanier Smiles, we have affordable prices for teeth cleaning for all types of gum diseases. For deep cleaning patients we do periodontal maintenance every 3-4 months unlike the early gum disease where we do 6 months visits.

2. WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DON’T TREAT GUM DISEASE?
The first stage of gum disease, gingivitis, will progress into periodontists, which means inflammation around the root of the tooth. Periodontitis causes your gum tissue to pull away from the root of your teeth, leaving a pocket that fills with bacteria and infection.

Between the bacterial toxins and your body’s immune system doing its job, the bone and connective tissue surrounding the roots of your teeth start to break down. This can result not just in tooth loss, but also a loss of bone volume in your jaw.

Bacteria from the infected gum can travel into the bloodstream via the mouth and harm other parts of the body.

Periodontitis is linked with an increased risk in cardiovascular disease and can even compromise pregnancies.

What can start off as a mild irritation, gingivitis, can lead to serious problems with the rest of the body and seriously impact your health if ignored for too long.

1. HOW DO YOU PREVENT GUM DISEASE?

When it comes to preventing gum disease, it really is as simple as brushing and flossing twice a day! Maintaining proper oral hygiene is the single most effective way of preventing, or at least minimizing the chances of, contracting gum disease. Last but not the least frequent visits to the dentist. We have appointments available for teeth cleanings for new patients.

Regular oral hygiene visits to your doctor, at least twice a year, will ensure that your teeth and gums are as healthy as possible. They’ll also be able to monitor your mouth for any other problems you might not be aware of.

Gum disease is incredibly common. Most adults will have had it, or even do have it. Many will be lucky enough to treat the problem with brushing and cleaning, but many others will not be so lucky. Don’t dismiss the early warning signs of gum disease. If you have gingivitis, schedule an appointment with the dentist for a clean and save yourself, and your health, in the future.

SIMPLE TIPS FOR HEALTHY GUMS

1.   BRUSH TWICE A DAY

2.   FLOSS ATLEAST ONCE A DAY

3.   VISIT A DENTIST EVERY 6 MONTHS

4.   DON’T IGNORE EARLY WARNING SIGNS

5.   EAT HEALTHY DIET AND CUT SUGARS INTAKE

If you have any questions about your Oral Health or about gum disease or teeth cleaning or to make an appointment to see us, Call us at 770-831-0559 or visit us at WWW. LAKELANIERSMILES.COM for Valuable Coupons and Specials. Our prices are 30-50 % Off Regular Prices. Call Us before Noon and we will see you the Same Day. We accept most insurances. We are conveniently located just off I-985 at 4965 Lanier Islands Parkway, Suite 105, Buford, Ga- 30418. LAKE LANIER SMILES provides Affordable dental care with outstanding customer service to patients in Buford, Sugar Hill, Suwanee, Cumming, Flowery Branch and surrounding areas.

Immediate Dentures: Advantages and Disadvantages by Lake Lanier Smiles, Affordable Buford Dentist

IMMEDIATE DENTURES: ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES by lake lanier smiles

WHAT IS AN IMMEDIATE DENTURE

An Immediate denture is a denture placed immediately after the teeth have been removed. It might not look and function like a regular denture but it acts as a transition from having teeth to getting a new denture. Always a denture fabricated after the tissue heals will be a much better fitted denture than an immediate denture. Immediate denture is the only option to have function and esthetics for the patient after the teeth are removed and waiting for the tissues to heal. Approximately 3-4 months after making immediate dentures, the dentures can be relined, rebased or a new denture will need to be made. It is important to understand that there is nothing called a Permanent Denture because our mouth continue to change over time and even the best fitting denture will become loose eventually. So we at Lake Lanier Smiles advice patients to replace dentures every 5-10 years depending on the patient age, sex and use. NOTE: Most Dental Insurances replace the dentures, both partial dentures and complete dentures every 5 years. Please talk to our dental Insurance specialist at Lake Lanier Smiles to know your dental benefits. ADVANTAGES OF AN IMMEDIATE DENTURE The most important advantage of an immediate denture is that you don’t have to go without the teeth. Below are some of the other advantages. 1.     Duplication of the natural teeth. When some of the patient’s natural teeth are present will make it easy to duplicate the size, shape and form. 2.     Healing Denture. Immediate dentures act as a healing denture holding the gums together and also reduces bleeding. 3.     Protection from Irritants. Immediate dentures protect the extraction sites from irritation from food. 4.     No speech Interferences. It is easy to speak when dentures are there because they replace the missing natural teeth. If teeth are not present then speech will be effected and once new dentures are made then it needs to be re-learned. 5.     Chewing Capacity. Immediate dentures helps in chewing than chewing without teeth. Patients don’t have to eat soft food until permanent dentures are made. 6.      Keep the natural appearance. Loosing natural teeth makes the check fall in and dentures help in prevention of the loss of natural appearance. 7.     Easy Transition. Patients tend to have a smooth transition from natural teeth to immediate dentures and then final dentures than waiting for some time without teeth. DISADVANTAGES OF AN IMMEDIATE DENTURE  Immediate dentures are very useful but have some limitations. Here are some disadvantages of immediate dentures.               1.     Additional Expense. Immediate dentures are new dentures but used for a short period of time only so it’s an extra expense. But the benefits overweight the additional expense. 2.     Improper Fit. The fit of the immediate denture is not as good as final denture made after healing. But soft relines are used to make the dentures fit better. 3.     No Try In. When fabricating the immediate dentures we cannot show the patient how the dentures look like until they are finished by the lab unlike the permanent dentures. 4.     Extra Steps/ Time consuming. Patient needs to be seen couple of times for fitting and delivery of the immediate dentures. But it’s worth the time. 5.     More Adjustments. In general an immediate denture needs more adjustments than a final denture. COST OF IMMEDIATE DENTURES Generally Immediate dentures cost $200 more than standard dentures, but at Lake Lanier Smiles we have made a commitment that we will have Immediate dentures at the same price as regular dentures. OUR SPECIAL PRICE FOR IMMEDIATE DENTURE $499 -$699 Link for more specials NOTE: Unlike other offices where the prices are lower in one procedure and higher in rest, we at Lake Lanier Smiles offer 30-40% off on all procedures. NOTE: We never charge for any adjustments. It takes more adjustments in Immediate Dentures than non-immediate dentures. NOTE: Soft denture reline might be necessary with an Immediate denture but Lake Lanier Smiles offer at a nominal fee. INSURANCE AND IMMEDIATE DENTURES All most all dental insurances cover Immediate dentures like a standard denture. But most insurances have limited benefits like $1000- $1500. If a patient needs 10 extractions and each extraction is $100 than all the $1000 are spent in extractions and there is no insurance benefits available for Immediate dentures. So it is very important to plan for out-of-pocket costs for an Immediate denture. Link to AGD website for further information If you have any questions about immediate dentures or your Oral Health or to make an appointment to see us, Call us at 770-831-0559 or visit us at WWW. LAKELANIERSMILES.COM for Valuable Coupons and Specials. Our prices are 30-50 % Off Regular Prices. Call Us before Noon and we will see you the Same Day. We accept most insurances. We are conveniently located just off I-985 at 4965 Lanier Islands Parkway, Suite 105, Buford, Ga- 30418. LAKE LANIER SMILES provides Affordable dental care with outstanding customer service to patients in Buford, Sugar Hill, Suwanee, Cumming, Flowery Branch and surrounding areas.