Monday, January 23, 2012

Signs and symptoms as well as treatments for periodontal disorder

By Carole Cansler


A severe gum problem called periodontal disease is caused by an attack of bad bacteria in your mouth. The build up of bad bacteria in your mouth started when you ignore or forget to regularly brush your teeth. Professional dentists' recommends brushing your teeth at least twice a day. Aside from tooth brushing, it is also suggested to use dental floss and mouth wash. Dental floss removes dirt that is hard to reach or can't be reach by your toothbrush. Mean while, gargling of mouth wash helps freshen up your breath.

You can easily detect if you have periodontitis disease (periodontal disease). Here are signs and symptoms of this gum disease.

Your gums are swollen. This also appears reddish or purplish.

Your gums are tender. You will feel like your gums are sore to touch.

You have persistent smelly breath. No matter how frequently you brush your teeth your smelly breath lingers.

You will see that the roots of the teeth are exposed. Which means that your gums have receded.

Possible tooth loss. If your gum disease has gone to mild to severe there is a possibility that you will lose your teeth.

These warning signs are quite noticeable. Therefore, it is essential that you seriously look into your gum disease if you notice it. You don't need to panic or worry as there are therapy for periodontal disease. However, patients might find it to be a traumatic experience however it is crucial that you treat your gum disease at the earliest opportunity.

There are several approaches to treat periodontal disease. First are scaling and root planing. These are classified as the traditional means of cleaning your teeth and gums. The processes are performed through deeply cleaning your teeth and gums. The other periodontal disease treatment solutions are bone grafting. Professional dentists only perform this treatment after they learned that the bones supporting your teeth happen to be severely destroyed by your gum disease. The procedure helps in avoiding loss of tooth. The third treatment solutions are soft tissue grafting. This is through taking off the damage tissue and replacing it with an undamaged tissue.

After picking out the treatment, you will find there's great possibility that you're going to experience post surgery pains; in the event the effect of anesthesia has faded. But you can find over the counter medicines that you can buy to relieve you of the excruciating pain that you are feeling.




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