Healthy gums have a pale pink colour and orange skin texture; they fit tightly around the teeth and do not bleed.
WHAT IS PERIODONTOPATHY?
Periodontopathy is a disease which manifests itself through the gradual destruction of the bone and soft tissue around the teeth, which are supposed to “hold” the teeth firmly in the jaw. These tissues include the jaw bone, the dental root, periodontal fibres and the gingiva. Logically, the destruction of this apparatus results in loose teeth and, eventually, tooth loss in the final stage of the disease.
WHO IS AT RISK?
Periodontopathy is one of the most frequent modern diseases. Although it is a disease of mature age, it affects young people increasingly often, including adolescents (juvenile periodontopathy).
HOW LONG DOES IT LAST?
Its progression is usually slow, and if untreated, it can develop for years, or even decades, but there are also cases when it progresses rather rapidly.
WHY DOES IT DEVELOP?
Periodontopathy can develop for several reasons:
- Genetic predisposition,
- Bad oral and dental hygiene,
- Oral flora bacteria,
- Imbalanced occlusion (bite imbalance as a result of tooth loss, badly performed prosthetic and conservative procedures, inadequate position of certain teeth in the alignment, abrasions, i.e. tooth wear and tear, etc...).
SYMPTOMS
The first symptoms of the disease are bright red and swollen gums, bleeding after even minor irritation (tooth brushing or chewing), and sometimes even spontaneously. The accumulation of dental plaque and soft deposits is also common, resulting in bad breath. After that, the gums most often withdraw and the teeth are visually longer. Periodontal pockets, which have developed in the meantime between the teeth due to bone loss, become deeper. Consequently, food and bacteria remain in them and they are very difficult to clean, which is why the symptoms deteriorate even more until the final stadium - when the teeth become loose.
WHAT SHOULD BE DONE TO AVOID THIS?
Oral and dental hygiene is of utmost importance, as well as regular dental check-ups twice a year, irrespective of whether we feel any pain or not. Recognizing the first symptoms of the disease is essential.
WHAT ARE WE IN THE CEREC CENTAR GOING TO DO IF THE SYMPTOMS APPEAR AFTER ALL?
In all the stages of the disease, except maybe in the terminal stage, the disease can be prevented, or at least slowed down, by applying certain therapeutic procedures, combined with medicines. The removal of plaque and soft deposits, curettage and rinsing of periodontal pockets, laser treatment, flap surgery with the implantation of an artificial bone, biomembranes and growth factors, are but some procedures applied in the CEREC CENTAR.
WHAT SHOULD BE EXPECTED AFTER TREATMENT?
The restoration of the periodontium to the pre-disease state is possible only in the early stages of the disease.
In the later stages, it is possible to stop the progression of the disease and to improve the situation. Failure to abide by the dentist’s post-treatment instructions leads to the recurrence of the disease.
