Among the adult population of the planet, periodontal diseases are quite common. What is it, why it arises, what preventive measures to take and how to treat — about this in our article.
Parodont — the tissues surrounding the tooth and ensuring its fixation in the bones of the jaw. The complex of these tissues includes the periodontal ligament (it connects the cement of the tooth root with the bone tissue of the alveolar processes) and the gum. When the disease occurs, the inflammatory process can develop both in the entire periodontium completely, and in one of its parts.
The pathological process has a different character: inflammatory, dystrophic and even tumor. Up to 95% of periodontal diseases fall on the inflammatory — periodontitis and gingivitis.
- Parodontitis is a disease characterized by the destruction of the periodontal ligament. In this inflammatory process, all periodontal tissues are involved.
- Gingivitis is a disease in which only the gingival tissue is affected. But with neglect of the process, gingivitis can pass into periodontitis.
Causes of periodontal disease
The main cause of the development of the pathological process is dental plaque. With insufficient hygiene, soft coating hardens. This pathogenic environment is an excellent breeding ground for bacteria. Gradually, bacteria destroy not only enamel, but also damage the gum. If you do not receive dental care on time, the decay products will only progress and the inflammatory process will go deeper — into the subgingival pocket, and then to the bone tissue supporting the teeth. As a result, teeth loosen and then fall out.
What is characteristic for periodontal diseases
Periodontal disease can occur at any age, but mostly occurs in people after 40 years of age. Symptoms of the onset of the disease are such symptoms:
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- Redness and swelling of the gums;
- Bleeding gums when brushing teeth;
- Unpleasant odor from the mouth, putrefaction;
- Teeth are bare and look longer;
- A gingival pocket is formed;
- There may be changes in the occlusion.
The last two items are already a neglected case. If you find the first symptoms you need to contact the dentist who will choose the treatment tactics.
Treatment and prevention of periodontal diseases
Based on the analysis of the features of the disease, as well as the severity of the inflammatory process and changes in the periodontal tissues, the periodontist doctor develops a treatment plan. To treat periodontal diseases was the most effective, therapeutic and sometimes orthopedic manipulations are performed (in case the periodontium is associated with an incorrect bite).
Clinic of aesthetic dentistry «PRIZMA» applies the following methods for the treatment of periodontium:
Plasmolifting of the gums. This method is based on the regeneration of tissues by injection of the patient’s own plasma.
VECTOR-therapy. Treatment with the VECTOR device allows you to cleanse the surface of the root of the teeth in a non-invasive way. Due to the particles of hydroxylapatite in ultrasound, whole colonies of pathogenic bacteria are destroyed. This method — a real breakthrough in dentistry, which allows you to cope with the problem of periodontitis, periodontal disease and gingivitis in 2-3 sessions.
Splinting of teeth. This method is used to eliminate the mobility of teeth affected by periodontitis. Teeth seem to bind together with the help of glued fiberglass yarns. The threads harden under the influence of the LED-lamp and become invisible. The material is completely biocompatible.
By the way, plasmolifting и vector-therapy are not only methods of treatment, but also methods of preventing periodontal diseases
To prevent the development of inflammatory processes in all tissues of periodontal it is important to observe the proper oral hygiene. This is the basis of the foundations in the prevention of diseases. Cleaning your teeth twice a day, using dental floss, using fluoride-containing pastes — all this will avoid serious problems with the gums and loss of teeth.
At the first signs of the disease, sign up for a consultation in the clinic of aesthetic dentistry «PRIZMA» — in fact the disease is better to warn than to treat it long afterwards!
