Gum Disease Treatment Cure Pictures

It is a common misconception that gum disease is a phenomenon with grandmothers and grandfathers. While the fact is that it is a very common problem these days seen even in children and it is also the most neglected of the oral conditions. The purport of this article is to highlight you of reasons that cause gum disease and treatment to it and how can you prevent a gum disease. In fact gum disease most of the times is prevented. So, you don’t have to suffer what your grandmother endured.

Periodontal disease is otherwise familiar as gum disease is a condition of the gums and when ignored result in tooth loss. Mouth is a heavy traffic zone with lots of microbes thriving in the environment.

Plaque is an envelope that is formed at the base of the tooth around the tooth base to be precise at the junction where it joins the gum.

If plaque is not noticed it starts irritating the gum and inflames it, the condition being gingivitis. When the gums are inflamed even a slight pressure on gums while brushing will result in bleeding.

Untreated gingivitis results in dissolve of the alveolar bone especially at the root tip region leading to minor gaps between tooth and its gum. The gap widens but slowly leading to further loss of the alveolar bone tissue and in due course of time the tooth slips off the socket. This is the stage where reversal may not be possible. But prevention and reversal of early gingivitis can be done to avoid loss of teeth.

Report to a dentist if you experience any of these signs or symptoms:

•    Bad breath
•    Sore and tender gums
•    Bleeding gums oftentimes after brushing teeth
•    Taste loss in the mouth
•    Retreating gums (undetectable though by a layman in the early stages)
•    Bite changes (again a lay person may not detect so easily)

How does a periodontist know you have gum disease?

•    Swollen gums will be exerted some pressure and checked for bleeding
•    Bite is checked
•    X-rays of mouth (can identify alveolar bone changes)
•    A probe is also used to identify the severity of gum disease (according to American Association of Periodontology if the pocket or gap exceeds 3mm deep there is initiation of gum disease and those that are beyond 5 mm indicate seriousness of the gum disease and there could be some bone loss as well).

Treatment options depend on the severity of the disease but here are a few listed:

•    Removing the plaque (thoroughly by lift up of gums and scraping the discolored infected portion) effectively manages the bacteria at the gum line area.
•    Medications including, antibiotics are prescribed to control bacteria. Medicines to manage gingivitis and plaque are also available in mouth rinses and they are effective
•    Severity of the gum disease calls for surgical options including advanced bone graft surgery wherein the alveolar bone is grafted with another bone tissue to support the tooth and a soft tissue surgery where in the receded gums are grafted with soft tissues for reinforcing the gums.
•    Advancements in Periodontics enable to regenerate bone or gum tissue and treat the disease. A physical obstacle is placed to curb gum receding and at the same time enabling the bone tissue to grow and provide platform for the tooth to support itself. There are a few Periodontists who will try and reshape the depressed alveolar bone giving no room for bacteria to multiply there.

Prevention of gum disease is possible if you,

•    Brush your teeth daily
•    Get a dentist visit scheduled once in 3 months and get your teeth cleaning done by dental expert at least once in every 6 months
•    Refrain from fizzy and acid-forming juices
•    Refrain from smoking tobacco.