The benefits of dental implants are many: Improved appearance. Feel comfortable about how you look and have no worries about dentures falling out! Strong and long-term. Implants can last a lifetime with proper care whereas dental bridges last five to seven years. A natural appearance. Unlike other dental treatments, implants look like any other teeth. Read more about A Full Smile–Thanks to Dental Implants[…]
It’s a big decision, but one that also is also likely to make one feel better—much better—about one’s appearance and even about oneself. Oftentimes we’ve found that it helps for a person to understand a little about the procedure itself in order to come to a decision about getting dental implants. As far as the Read more about Dental Implants in Colorado Springs[…]
We at Aspen Periodontics feel lucky to be based in Colorado Springs. Today’s post is intended to offer a few reasons why love is not hyperbole as well as to share a smidge of fun history of The Springs and environs. Firstly, and at the risk of relying upon the picture-worth-a-thousand words cliché, here is a Read more about Aspen Periodontics: Why We Love Colorado Springs[…]
So, as promised in our previous article about the import of flossing in periodontal health, today’s topic is how to maintain a hygienic tongue, and how the latter can help with the avoidance of bad breath (halitosis). There has been a fair amount of writing out there in webland about how to maintain good breath. Read more about Tongue Cleanliness and Bad Breath[…]
At Aspen Periodontics, we try to keep our clients and all those interested in maintaining their oral health apprised with general periodontal/dental health tips. Some of what we cover might be pertinent to overall dental health, and hope to provide genuinely useful content to our readers. Today’s topic is how flossing affects overall dental hygiene, Read more about Dental Floss and Periodontal Health[…]
So, what is the best type of dental floss? Haha!! Who cares—right? Really, dental floss can be helpful for all patients and is essential for some to prevent periodontal infections. The best floss used to be Johnson & Johnson Gentle Gum Care. The latter has now been rebranded as “Listerine Gentle Gum Care” and a Read more about What is the Best Kind of Dental Floss?[…]
Laser WPT (Wave Optimized Periodontal Therapy) This is the latest non-invasive therapy for deep periodontal pockets. Step one is to gently remove the epithelial lining from the pocket with the Nd-yag laser. Then the Erbium-yag laser assists in removing all the plaque and tartar deposits from the root surface. Cavitron and hand scaling are used Read more about Treating Periodontal Pockets with the Laser[…]
Smoking is the leading risk factor for Periodontal Disease. If you are having problems with your mouth and you smoke, it would be advisable for you to quit or at least cut back to ½ pack per day if possible. There are at least 12 different ways that cigarette smoke adversely effects the oral tissues Read more about Smoking Equals Gum Disease[…]
Because periodontal disease is an infection, it may cause bad breath. Elimination of the infection and good daily brushing and flossing is needed to stop this problem. However, it is interesting to note that the vast majority of people with chronic bad breath have healthy gums. We now know that almost all halitosis (bad breath) Read more about Bad Breath[…]
Historic studies linking periodontal infection with heart disease The first modern studies to connect periodontal infection with heart disease appeared in the mid 1990’s and were amplified by a surgeon general’s report published in 2000. Initially these reports were thought to be a rehash of the old “focal theory of infection.” The focal theory was Read more about Will Your Bad Teeth Cause a Heart Attack?[…]