Founded in 1981 as one of the longest-running periodontal practices in San Diego, Peterson Periodontics is now led by Dr. Christopher Peterson, who took over from his father Jon and holds a Doctor of Dental Medicine from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. Surgical placement of dental implants on Third Avenue is staged with general-dentist referrers, and complex full-arch cases that exceed periodontal scope are routed to McGann Oral Surgery for ridge augmentation or sinus elevation. The office specializes in soft-tissue grafting techniques that source donor and allograft material instead of harvesting connective tissue from the palate, which shortens recovery for receding-gum patients. Pre-surgical CBCT volumes for advanced bone-loss cases are read alongside the broader maxillofacial scans produced by Imaging Healthcare Specialists - Hillcrest when wider anatomy needs to be visualized. Treatment of advanced periodontitis combines osseous resective surgery, regenerative bone grafting, and guided tissue regeneration to rebuild attachment levels in the 92103 corridor.