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Biologic Dental Cleanings & Gum Disease Treatment in North Austin, TX

Not all dental cleanings are the same, though all do have one thing in common: removing biofilm (plaque) and controlling pathogenic bacteria that cause disease in the mouth and body alike. At Bruno Integrative Dentistry, we offer both routine preventive cleanings and full gum disease treatment in North Austin, built around that connection, not just around scraping teeth.

The mouth is the entry to the body and can strongly affect systemic health. The harmful bacteria found there are some of the most toxic around, and they aren’t necessarily confined to the mouth. Oral bacteria have been found in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients, the hearts of cardiovascular patients, and the joints of rheumatoid arthritis patients.

The mouth is also home to plenty of good microbes. When their numbers are healthy, they naturally keep harmful bacteria, yeasts, other fungi, and their destructive toxins in check. So maintaining good oral health isn’t about killing off every microbe in the mouth, it’s about supporting the good ones and eliminating the bad ones, and in the course of it, lowering your risk of diabetes, heart disease, stroke, Alzheimer’s, and the other systemic health problems that have been linked to gum disease.

Routine Preventive Cleanings

If your gums are healthy, routine dental cleaning is the foundation of keeping them that way. A traditional cleaning removes biofilm before it has the chance to build into something more serious, and most patients in North Austin benefit from a professional cleaning every three to six months, depending on individual risk factors.

Even at this baseline level of care, our approach stays biologic: we’re mindful of the products and techniques used during a standard cleaning, so preventive care supports your whole-body health, not just your smile.

Signs of Gum Disease

Gum disease often starts quietly. If you’re noticing any of the following, it’s worth an evaluation before it progresses further:

  • Red, swollen, or tender gums
  • Bleeding when you brush or floss
  • Persistent bad breath
  • Gums that are receding or pulling away from the teeth
  • Loose or shifting teeth

Receding gums in particular are more than a cosmetic concern. As tissue pulls back, it can expose sensitive tooth roots and increase the risk of decay at the gumline, so it’s worth addressing rather than waiting.

The Stages of Gum Disease, and How We Treat Them

Different levels of oral health require different levels of care. Once gum disease is present, it typically progresses through stages, and the right treatment depends on where yours stands.

Gingivitis (early inflammation). If your gums are inflamed and bleed upon probing, a deeper, under-the-tissue cleaning is called for, along with biofilm removal. We use ozone gas to thoroughly disinfect hard and soft oral tissues alike.

Periodontitis (advancing disease). As gum disease advances, it begins to destroy the bone that supports your teeth. Left untreated, teeth eventually loosen and may fall out if they aren’t recommended for extraction first. So even deeper, and more frequent, cleanings are called for to keep this from happening. For this stage, we remove not only biofilm but the hard bacterial formations called calculus along the gumline. Ozone gas enhances disinfection, and ozone injections help increase blood flow, decontamination, and immune scavenging, while balancing your immune system’s inflammatory response.

At every stage past a healthy baseline, we also work to set the playing field in favor of the bacteria that maintain gingival and overall health. We prescribe oral probiotics to give your body an overabundance of the beneficial strains BLIS K12 and BLIS M18, our patients enjoy the taste and feel the difference. We couple this with ozone oil, applied nightly with either a gum stimulator or floss carried below the gum tissue.

Perio Protect for Ongoing Support

For patients who have trouble controlling biofilm and inflammation between visits, we provide Perio Protect trays. These are custom molded for your teeth and deliver either peroxide or ozone gel below the gum tissue, making conditions more inhabitable for harmful bacteria. The trays are worn in 15-minute segments (the daily number of applications depends on the severity of the disease) and have proven extremely effective in reducing periodontal disease.

An added bonus: The trays also help whiten teeth and keep stains down, too!

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