Gum Treatment
Many patients complains having gum infection and swelling, gum bleeding, bad breath, loose teeth all these conditions associated with gum disease. When we eat something, food particles stuck between the teeth and if the teeth not cleaned properly, it stimulates bacterial infection creating chronic inflammation of the gums and adjacent tissue. Gum disease is the major cause of tooth loss in about 70% of adult and at the same time affecting nearly 80% of people.
What Causes Gum Diseases?
The food stuck between the teeth stimulate bacteria to produce a thin layer of a sticky, colorless bacterial waste known as “plaque” continuously formed on the surface of the tooth near the gum line. This is the primary cause of gum disease. If this plaque isn’t removed properly during brushing and flossing, it converted into a hard, dense and rough substance called calculus, which is to remove and only can b removed professionally. Plaque produces toxins infecting gum and start destroying bone followed by tooth loss.
Gum disease cause breakdown of the gum and are pulled away from the teeth, creating a space within gum where more plaque, bacteria, and toxins start to accumulate. As the condition progresses, the infection grows deeper and start destroying supporting bone followed by loosening, shredding teeth or some other issues like:
- Genetics factor
- Low nutrients diet
- Smokers and tobacco users
- Mental stress
- Pregnancy
- Uncontrolled diabetes
- Blood disorders
- AIDS
Signs and Symptoms of Gum Disease?
- Red, swollen or tender gums
- Bleeding gums while brushing or flossing
- Gums that seem to be pulling away from your teeth
- Teeth that are loose or are separating from each other
- Persistent bad breath or a bad taste in your mouth
- A change in the fit of partial dentures
Treatment of Gum Disease?
At Dental Care Dental Clinic, there will be complete oral screening and evolution followed by diagnosis treatment planning.
Once the treatment plan made, our dentists will do regular teeth cleaning to remove all the deposits in between the teeth called oral prophylaxis. In an early stage of gum disease, removing all the plaque and the calculus decreases the infection, inflammation, and swelling. There are two types of dental treatment available for Gum Disease are-
Non-Surgical Procedures
Scaling and root planning is nothing but the cleaning of your teeth with the help of a device called ultrasonic scalar which is very much effective in removing hard and soft deposits between the teeth which cannot be removed by brushing & flossing.
Sometimes, patients are supplied by antibiotics or antimicrobials to improve the effects of scaling and root planning. Also, specialized deep cleaning reduces the recurrence or development of gum disease
Surgical Procedures
Pocket Reduction Therapy:
The dentist opens up the affected gum tissue and removes the disease-causing bacteria and calculus build-up with smoothing and reshaping the damaged bone and root surfaces for reattachment of gum tissue to the healthy bone to their natural positions along with healing.
Regeneration:
Similar to pocket depth reduction therapy, the dentist will do the additional procedure using membranes, bone grafts or the tissue stimulating proteins for the regeneration of natural ability of bone and gum tissue.
Soft Tissue Grafts:
It is a section of healthy skin taken from the roof of your mouth and is placed at the area where gum have lost their contact with teeth. This treatment helps to reestablish the natural structure.
Prevention Starts at home
Keep your regular visit to dentist for oral examination, tooth cleaning and any signs of gum disease. Not only visiting a dentist enough but oral health begins by caring for your gums and teeth at home.
Follow these instructions to prevent gum disease and keep your teeth for a lifetime:
- Brush for two to three minutes, at least twice a day
- Use fluoridated toothpaste
- Never forget to brush along the gum line
- Floss daily to remove interdental deposits
- Use a mouthwash
- Eat a healthy diet, rich with vitamins A and C
- Avoid smoking and tobacco chewing
- Some medicine stimulates gum disease such as contraceptives, antidepressants, and heart medicines.
- Exercise preventive care and schedule regular checkups
- Ask the dentist to correct faulty fillings, crowded teeth or teeth-grinding if you have.
Visit Denta Care Dental Clinic for oral screening to know about your current gum condition and the possible treatment options for the same.