Don’t Quit Yet

Hey, this is your first pep talk of the year. That’s right, there is a little bit of a good conscious thing going on here. It seems like we all made so many of those little New Year resolutions and we are just a few weeks in and it seems like time to give all of you some hope regarding gum disease and cavities

Yup, I know a subject that is often discussed right? Well at Southern California Dental Health Associates we take prevention seriously. You see, it is our goal to actually help save you money by getting you all the tools that you need to help fight dental disease. But here is the bigger point. The healthier your mouth the better off the rest of your body may be.

There is no question that there is an association between mouth and body and there is more research coming out all the time. Heart disease, diabetes, different cancers….so many new links all the time. And it really doesn’t matter to us at SoCal Dental Health how strong the links are going to be, it just makes sense to help our patients out to optimal dental health.

How many of you are tired of being told by the hygienist that you are not doing a good enough job brushing and flossing. And some of you are actually doing as much as you should. There are new tools out there, simple noninvasive tools to help keep your mouth as health as possible.

There is OralDNA bacterial testing where we can tell what bacterial load you have in your mouth and/or tell you if you are higher risk of breakdown due to gum disease. This test can help those who don’t heal from dental therapy or maybe have a history of gum disease or heart disease in the family.

Then there is PerioProtect, a simple to use system that delivers hydrogen peroxide (at a very low concentration)deep into the area between the teeth and the gum tissue where the bacteria that cause gum disease live. The custom made take home trays can be used by those who do not want to have gum surgery or strictly on a preventive basis. You load the trays with the gel and place them in your mouth for the prescribed time (usually 15 minutes) for the amount of times recommended to you by your dentist. How easy is that!!!! And your teeth might just lighten up a bit as well (hydrogen peroxide is what is used in bleaching solutions for teeth)

Last in our line of new products is the EvoraPro Probiotics made with 3 naturally occurring strains of freeze dried bacteria. These bacteria repopulate your gums every day and help keep the bad bacteria at bay. In addition, one of the bacteria strains fights cavities and all three of the bacteria produce hydrogen peroxide so the only known side effect of these probiotics is the possibility of whitening your teeth. These probiotics are to be taken daily after you have your visit with the hygienist.

Preventive dentistry is coming out of the closet in a big way. At Southern California Dental Health Associates, your Los Angeles dentist, we plan on being a leader in helping you achieve health.

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