Your periodontist in Albuquerque, NM, can improve your smile
A healthy, attractive smile isn’t just about your teeth. It’s also about your gums, and the ligaments, fibers, and bone that hold your teeth in. Your gums, ligaments, and fibers are known as the periodontium. When the periodontium becomes infected, you begin to lose the soft and hard tissue attachment holding your teeth in place. Your smile is now facing periodontal disease.
The good news is, your periodontist can help save your smile. Dr. Petra Mayer in Albuquerque, NM, provides a wide range of periodontal and dental implant services to improve your smile.
Periodontal disease cannot be cured; it can only be managed to keep it from getting worse. That’s why it’s important to seek out help from your periodontist as early as possible.
Your periodontist performs many important services to help you, including:
- A comprehensive periodontal examination to determine the severity of periodontal disease
- A precise treatment plan to manage your periodontal disease and keep it from getting worse
- Gum recontouring to give you a smile that is easier to maintain
- Oral and periodontal surgery to remove diseased teeth and infected tissue, making your smile healthier
- Supportive periodontal therapy going forward, to maintain the health of your smile
Periodontal disease isn’t the only condition your periodontist can treat. Many people also suffer from receding gums due to aging and other factors. Periodontists use gum grafting techniques to provide more tissue protection and cover-up tooth roots.
Dr. Mayer also places dental implants, restoring your smile if you have lost teeth due to periodontal disease or other causes. Dental implants are just like having your natural teeth, and they can be easily maintained with brushing and flossing.
Your periodontist can help you preserve and protect your smile. To learn more about how a periodontist can help you and your smile, call Dr. Petra Mayer in Albuquerque, NM, at (505) 881-2400. Call now!