Cosmetic Dentistry
Escondido, CA
760-480-8883
Periodontal or gum disease happens when bacteria gets below the gum line and the attachment between the gum and tooth is lost. Three out of four Americans have some form of periodontal disease and only 3 out of 100 will ever get treated before its too late.
Gum disease is a silent, chronic, painless and communicable bacterial infection that often goes undetected or ignored until severe gum and bone destruction is unbearable and no longer able to be ignored. Left untreated, gum disease can cause tooth loss and traditional treatment can hurt.
The latest conservative gum therapy uses a laser. The laser gently disinfects and evaporates diseased tissues from around the tooth and inside the gum pocket. This treatment interrupts the bacterial destruction of the tissues and bone, giving the gum pocket a chance to heal. Systematic repeated visits, generally 2-8, allow the gum pocket to be disease-free and sometimes allow tissues to reattach to the pocket to a normal or near-normal depth. This new laser therapy is gentle, less painful, and has a quick recovery. While surgery may still be indicated for severely advanced periodontal cases, laser therapy is a much more conservative, effective and comfortable option for beginning to moderate periodontal cases.
Dr. Douglas G. Hope’s philosophy is that every patient deserves the best and most advanced dental care possible from their dentist. He averages over 100 hours of continuing education every year to stay on the cutting edge of dental advances, and he has learned from some of the most respected dentists in modern dentistry. Dr. Hope’s clinical focus is cosmetic and functional restorative dentistry at his dental office in Escondido, California.
We have one location in North County San Diego serving the communities of
Carlsbad, Vista, San Marcos, Valley Center, Fallbrook, Rancho Bernardo and Temecula.
Escondido Dentist Office:
Aesthetic and Family Dentistry
203 North Ash Street
Escondido, CA 92027
760.480.8883
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