Periodontitis is a disease occurred due to the swollen gums and supporting structures of the teeth. Nowadays, this has been a very common dental disease. It is caused by the bacteria and affects the area around wisdom teeth, affecting the gums of your entire mouth in a serious way.
To start, the infection starts through a bacteria and plaque that builds up around the tooth. The teeth may bleed and then the damage begins in bone and tooth which starts creating pockets (spaces) between the teeth. This further is filled by debris and affects the entire teeth and gums structure.
Risk Factors
- Regular smoking develops high chances of periodontitis.
- For female: due to hormonal changes during puberty, pregnancy, and menopause, it has an effect on gum problems.
- Moreover, patients who are experiencing diabetes needs to take care of the gum problems as this could affect them easily.
- It is also caused by genetics behaviour of the genes passed on through the generation.
- It happens when bacteria and plaque build up around the tooth, and the immune system launches a reaction.
- Smoking increases the risk of gum disease and of treatment not working.
It is very easy to understand if you are experiencing periodontal disease by having yourself checked for the below symptoms:
- Mouth smell.
- Swollen or red gums.
- Bleeding gums.
- Experience issues when eating chew-able food.
- Loss of tooth/teeth.
- Sensitiveness in teeth.
- Teeth size start appearing longer than normal.
Diagnosis
A complete diagnosis can be done by visiting us at Sonagara Dental Clinic, which is the best dental clinic in Ratlam. Our team of experts go through the signs and symptoms of the gum problems, and complete the diagnostics through the X-Ray if required and assist you with the treatments.
Treatments
- Being Hygienic:
Even if your teeth are healthy, it is very critical to be hygienic for your teeth, like every other body parts. It is very essential to brush your teeth twice in a day.
- Cleaning:
It is recommended to have your teeth cleaned at least twice a year. Depending on the depth of the plaque, it may require you to visit more than twice in a year. Having your teeth cleaned and plaques removed ensures the periodontal health is maintained.
- Medications:
You may also use several medications to ensure healthy gums and avoid the development of plaque.
- Chlorhexidine:
It is a solution just like a mouth wash, used to treat gum diseases after the surgery.
- Antiseptic Chip:
A small piece filled with chlorhexidine that is placed in spaces between the teeth after the root planting procedure.
- Antibiotic Gel and Microsphere (Small Particles)
This helps control the bacteria which is responsible for periodontal diseases. Regular use of this gel allows spaces between the teeth to shrink. It has a slow effect.
Oral medicines: There are many tablets and capsules available in Sonagara Dental Clinic to help you treat periodontitis for a particular time.
Surgical Treatments
- Flap Surgery:
At Sonagara Dental Clinic, we have experienced doctors who can perform flap surgery. This removes calculus in deep spaces between the teeth and reduces the spaces which makes it clean easily. Once the surgery is completed, the gums start healing and the teeth fit tightly removing the spaces.
- Grafting
There are several reproducing bones and gum tissues in your mouth which are destroyed in this disease. With Grafting process, a new natural or synthetic bone is fixed and promotes bone growth. Mesh material is placed between the gum tissue and the bone, stopping the gums from reaching bone space. As a result, the bone and connecting tissue can grow properly. Depending on the issue, we may also recommend you special proteins or growth factors, that help you regenerate bones naturally.