Periodontal Disease Treatment

Periodontal disease is a multifactorial systemic disease that affects the gums and bone surrounding the teeth. This can have severe systemic impact on out body and has been liked to other illnesses like heart disease, diabetes, Alzheimer's diseases, low pre term birth weight, and rheumatoid arthritis.

Many factors like stress, changes in hormones, medications and other illnesses can have an impact on our gum health. Dr. Yvette specializes on determining the individual factors that may leave a patient predisposed to periodontal disease, and develops customized plans to help prevent gum disease. For those patients that have suffered from bone loss and inflammation, she also helps determine the next step in achieving their overall gum health goals.

Periodontal Disease Management

Dr. Yvette Carrillo carefully reviews x-rays, checks for inflammation an utilizes additional tools in the office like 3D cone beam computed tomography, intra oral scanning, and a 3D microscope in order to diagnose and treat periodontal disease. Call us to schedule your initial consultation, we are happy to help.