The silent killer lurking in the mouth – periodontitis
Periodontitis is a chronic, destructive disease that occurs in the supporting tissues of the teeth, including the gums, bone, periodontal ligaments and alveolar bone. It is often caused by plaque, inflammation, early onset no obvious pain symptoms, easy to be ignored, until the symptoms are obvious when the teeth often do not protect. According to statistics, 90% of people aged 18-50 in China suffer from different degrees of periodontal disease, and 70% have periodontitis.
What you don’t know – the dangers of periodontitis
The actual fact is that you will be able to find out more about the actual periodontal disease and the hazards of periodontitis.
Hazard 1: Causes pain
The most common one is chewing pain. Due to the inflammation of the periodontal tissues, the pus inside the periodontal pockets becomes very painful when the patient bites something. Another type of pain is similar to pulpitis because when the tooth is loose, bacteria enter the pulp cavity from the periodontal pocket to the root end hole at the end of the tooth causing pulpitis and pain.
Hazard 2: Causes loose teeth to fall out
After a period of time, the sulcus between the root and the gum becomes deeper and periodontal pockets are formed, further causing inflammation of the gum and destruction of the alveolar bone, which can lead to pus discharge, bad breath, and shaking of the teeth, and finally lead to tooth loss.
Hazard 3: Causes various diseases
Periodontitis symptoms – are you paying attention?
Periodontitis generally manifests itself in red, swollen and bleeding gums, not only when brushing, but also sometimes when talking or biting hard objects, and occasionally spontaneous bleeding can occur. The main features of periodontitis are the formation of periodontal pockets and inflammation of the pockets’ walls, resorption of alveolar bone and gradual loosening of teeth. Gum recession is also a symptom of periodontitis, but is often not easily detected by the patient.
Periodontitis Treatment 1: Surgical Treatment
Removal of harmful substances such as tartar and plaque allows the inflammation of the gums to subside and restores gum health.
Remove the calculus, subgingival plaque and inflammatory granulation tissue from the periodontal pockets below the gums.
The inner wall of the periodontal pocket is sharply separated and the mucoperiosteal flap is turned up to expose the lesion and remove the irritation.
Periodontitis treatment method 2: Non-surgical treatment
Minimally invasive endodontic treatment: Removal of necrotic material from the root canal, proper disinfection, and filling of the root canal to remove the root canal contents from the periapical tissues, without cutting the gum tissue for open scaling.
Periodontitis care points to note.
1, reasonable diet and living: it is advisable to eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, to keep the bowel movement smooth.
2, pay attention to oral exercise: to often eat coarse fiber food, fully chewed, can stimulate saliva secretion, flush dirt, is conducive to teeth white clean, and can strengthen periodontal tissue.
3, health care oral cleaning should be done within 3 minutes after eating brush teeth, brush 3 minutes each time, brush 3 times a day. If there are difficulties, should do after meals rinse mouth, morning and evening brush teeth. Especially brushing before bedtime is more important than brushing in the morning.