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Understanding the importance of professional periodontal teeth cleanings
If you have been diagnosed with periodontal disease or gum disease, getting treatment as soon as possible is vital to ensuring oral health and wellness over time. Once this condition develops, it can only be managed, not cured. Working with an experienced dental professional to achieve a healthier smile is critical to ensuring the smile stays healthy.
At Neal Edwards DDS of Riverside, California, we are dedicated to providing patients solutions to help them achieve and maintain oral health, even after infection has occurred. For many, routine periodontal dental cleanings are vital to maintaining gum tissue, bone, and teeth.
What is a periodontal dental cleaning?
When periodontal disease is diagnosed, a periodontal professional teeth cleaning may be recommended by your dentist. Also known as scaling and root planing, this procedure is a deeper cleaning that goes beyond the typical teeth cleaning performed during regular dental check-ups. This process removes plaque, tartar, and bacteria from below the gumline and smooths rough spots on the tooth root to help prevent future build-up.
Why are routine periodontal dental cleanings important for oral health?
Routine periodontal dental cleanings are critical to preventing and managing gum disease. These cleanings remove built-up plaque and tartar, which lead to infection if left untreated. They also allow Dr. Neal Edwards to monitor the health of your gums and identify any potential issues before they become more serious.
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Will periodontal cleanings address the infection in my mouth?
While periodontal cleanings are a critical part of managing periodontal disease, they may not completely address the infection on their own. Depending on the severity of the actual infection, additional treatments such as antibiotics or surgical interventions may be necessary to fully eradicate the bacteria causing it. Dr. Neal Edwards works with you to determine the best course of treatment for your specific case. This may include antibiotic treatments directly in the mouth or oral antibiotics to control the infection from within.
How do I find out more about dental cleanings?
Whether you need a simple, routine prophylaxis or a scaling and root planing, our Riverside, California team can assist.
Call (951) 614-0033 to request a visit to our dental office at 3731 Tibbetts Street, Suite #7, to start your journey to a healthier smile!
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Neal Edwards DDS, FICOI
Dr. Neal Edwards, DDS, FICOI, studied Biology at La Sierra University before earning his dental degree from the Loma Linda University School of Dentistry. A practicing dentist since 2007, he loves meeting new people and helping them achieve their dental goals through pleasant dental experiences.Dr. Edwards holds memberships in the American Dental Association, California Dental Association, American Academy of Implant Dentistry, and International Congress of Oral Implantologists (ICOI). He is very keen on continuing education and completed his ICOI Fellowship recently. He had also completed a mini-residency in implant dentistry from Loma Linda University. He is a Team Dentist for the Ontario Reign hockey team - LA Kings’ AHL affiliate.
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Erin’s Experience With Teeth Grinding
My name’s Aaron Phillips, and I’ve been a patient of Dr. Edwards for about seven years since he opened his practice. The treatment that I’ve received that’s made the biggest difference in my smile has really been addressing my grinding. So I grind a lot. I grind at night, I grind during the day. I’m clenching, and so I’ve cracked a molar and he’s had to fill another molar where I’ve just ground away. It’s down to dentin, and that’s made a big difference for me in terms of pain and coping through the day. So through his treatment, Dr. Edwards has really helped, I think, preserve and save my teeth because I just grind so hard. But he’s also helped me address pain that I have throughout the day. I have a lot of jaw pain. It creates headaches and tension in my neck, and it was really impacting my daily life.
And so with his help, I’ve been able to address that and save my teeth. So Dr. Edwards, his entire team make us feel really comfortable here in the office. They greet us, they know us, they know the details of our family and our kids. And because we’ve been patients for so long, they just really make us feel like we’re home. It’s a very comfortable environment for us. If folks are interested in getting dental treatment, I think they should choose Dr. Edwards because he’s honest and trustworthy and he’ll tell you what you need and then he’ll follow through. And his staff, they’re amazing. They make you feel very comfortable, very trusting, and they make you feel like family.
Erin’s Experience With Teeth Grinding
Kibra’s Experience With Dental Implants
My name is Kyra Men, and I’ve been a patient of Dr. Edwards for about 15 years now. So the treatment that I received with Dr. Edwards that made the biggest difference for me were my implants. I needed an implant. I needed a bridge. I mean, my confidence was shot because my teeth had a lot of issues. Your smile is everything. I’m an educator. I teach kids. I sing a lot, and so being nervous about what you’re going to look like on camera, it really is a thing. So I think just the implants, being able to regain that confidence, it was everything. I decided to get the bridge repair and the implants because my teeth, when he went in to try to repair them, they weren’t salvageable, and so we had to do something to replace my existing teeth. I just felt overall restored. I felt a lot more confident.
I was excited to explore the other treatments that he suggested as well. If someone is interested in a bridge repair treatment, I would say definitely choose Dr. Edwards because he takes time to make sure the small details are covered. For instance, the color of the teeth, you could tell the difference between their natural teeth and then the bridge repair. With him, that’s not the case. He takes the time to make sure that there’s a perfect color match. He maintains the integrity of the shape of the tooth, and even any of the spacing that your normal teeth would have.
Kibra’s Experience With Dental Implants
Lou’s Experience With Same Day Crowns
My name is Lou Monville, and I have been a patient of Dr. Edwards for seven years. So the treatment that I received here that made the biggest difference in my smile is these two things right here. So those teeth got broken in high school, plain water polo, like a lot of my dental work, and I had some old crowns. They were getting to the point that they needed to be replaced, and so Dr. Edwards says it’s time to replace those. But what blew my mind was it was done in a day. I was in and out of here in less than two hours with two brand new teeth that actually looked like my teeth. My wife was blown away. The technology now and the technology that Dr. Edwards has is phenomenal. I was always kind of cautious with my smile, real up close with those kind of big false teeth, and now you can’t tell the difference.
My kids noticed the difference. My family noticed the difference. So it’s been probably one of the best things I’ve done in a long time. Well, if you’re going to have a crown treatment, why would I tell you to go see Dr. Edwards? First off, the attention to detail that was super important. Then two, just the technology, the ability to not have to walk around with a false tooth or a temporary, two crowns in and out, two hours. I’ve never experienced that in my life to have that repair look phenomenal, but to be done, when you walk out and you’ve got your smile, you can’t beat it.