Periodontal treatment

Periodontitis is an infection that affects the supporting tissues of the tooth. Like gingivitis, it affects the gums, but it differs from it in that the bone is also affected. It is characterized by a progressive destruction of the supporting tissues of the tooth. The cause is bacteria from the bacterial plaque that attack the gums and bone of people who have a predisposition to suffer from this disease. Risk factors such as tobacco, stress, etc. they accelerate the evolution of the disease, finally causing the loss of teeth in a variable period of time.

Even when dealing with a disease that presents very early symptoms, such as gum bleeding, unfortunately it is not usually valued by the patient in its proper measure, since it is a painless disease.

As the disease progresses, its signs and symptoms become more apparent.

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The signs are:

• Longer teeth due to receding gums.

• Tooth mobility due to bone resorption around the teeth. Its final consequence is the loss of teeth.

• Bad odor and taste in the mouth produced by the waste products of the metabolism of bacterial plaque and tartar.

• Displacement of the teeth due to the loss of the dental support tissues that facilitate their migration. This circumstance results in dental malpositions or increased space between the teeth.

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As in the treatment of gingivitis , proper oral hygiene by the patient is essential to maintain optimal long-term results.

Once we diagnose that a patient has periodontitis, we organize the different phases of treatment as follows:

• Clinical study

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• Radiological study

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• Scraping and root planing visits

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• Reevaluation visit

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• Periodontal surgery visit

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• Periodontal maintenance visits

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The normal thing in periodontal patients is to go to a maintenance visit every 6 months, although we will adjust the frequency between visits according to the needs of each patient.