A Great
Reason to Smile!
Welcome to The Fresh Breath Center at
Pinegar Cosmetic Dentistry
Are You Compromising
Your Social or Business Success?
It is estimated that there are up to 90 million people who
suffer from Chronic Bad Breath. It is an embarrassing problem that can be
psychologically damaging, resulting in the loss of jobs, and personal
relationships. Most people feel self-conscious about bad breath. Here at
Highland Park Dental, we treat bad breath as a medical condition.
While bad breath originates in the mouth 80% of the time, often it is a
symptom of underlying disease which needs the earliest possible treatment.
Science Now Offers
Relief
Diagnosis
We will analyze the source of your bad breath, measuring the degree, and try
to evaluate and solve your problem in a limited number of visits.
Volatile Sulfur Gases in the mouth are a result of a metabolic process of both
bacterial and food debris, and are the source of mouth odors.
Periodontal (gum) pockets, if deep enough, can cause an increase in
temperature which can signal the source of these odor-causing gases.
A personal interview, oral cancer exam, periodontal evaluation, intra-oral
camera screening and clinical exam are also used to properly diagnose your
problem.
Kiss Bad Breath
Good-bye
Treatment
Once we have determined the degree and cause of the breath problem, the
treatment can take many forms. If medical problems are found to be the
underlying cause of periodontal disease or bad breath, proper referral will be
made.
Dental problems account for the majority of breath disorders. These can range
from broken leaking fillings or obvious infection, to impacted teeth and
calculus buildup which can harbor odor-causing bacteria. Recommendations will be
made to correct and treat any dental disease that is directly related to the
breath problem.
Finally, an effective home care program will be designed for the destruction
of the volatile sulfur gases. Our goal is a clean, healthy mouth with fresh
breath!
