Gum Diseases and Treatment Methods
Why Gum Diseases Occur, Who Is At Risk?
The main factor in the formation and development of gingival diseases is inadequate or incorrect oral care. The gold standard in daily oral care is brushing the tooth surface with a small amount of toothpaste twice a day with a toothbrush and cleaning between the teeth once a day with a care product such as dental floss, interface brush or mouth shower. Although the main factor in the formation of gum diseases is the lack of oral care, there are some facilitating factors:
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Genetic predisposition
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Smoking
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Diabetes
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Vitamin deficiency
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mouth breathing
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Pregnancy
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Alcohol use
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Inappropriate fillings and coatings
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Chronic drug use
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hormonal changes
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rheumatic diseases
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weak immune system
How Are Gum Diseases Treated?
Gingival diseases at the initial stage are treated with professional dental cleaning, but in order to maintain this healthy condition, it is essential for the patient to establish a routine of daily oral care. In the treatment of moderate and advanced gingival diseases, it is curettage (scraping) of the root surface of the tooth or detoxification of the root surface of the tooth and gums with a dental laser.
Does Laser Gum Therapies Have Any Superiority Over Other Treatments?
Laser gingival detoxifications are much more comfortable than conventional root surface scraping. The area cleaned with the laser is disinfected by the effect of the laser beam. Recovery after the procedure develops much faster. Laser tips easily reach very deep pockets in the gingiva; They can effectively detoxify even areas that conventional hand tools cannot reach. However, the success of gingival curettage, which is a clinically classical method, is still under investigation.
What Problems Occur If Gum Diseases Are Not Treated Timely?
In case of progression of gingival diseases, pathological melting occurs in the bone tissue that surrounds and supports the tooth. In the future, the tooth may begin to wobble, and in increased oscillations, the tooth is lost together with the surrounding bone tissue. The dramatic situation here is the loss of bone tissue along with the tooth; because areas with bone loss are also difficult areas for implant applications. Therefore, the treatments that can be applied in the future are also put at risk.
However, chronic gum diseases also pose a risk for patients with different medical problems. In diabetes, patients with vascular occlusion, immune system problems and many other systemic diseases, infection foci in the body should be eliminated; Gum disease is one of them.
Another point that should not be ignored is that the recovery of tissues lost by the treatment of gum diseases is impossible in most cases. Treatment is mostly aimed at stopping the disease and preserving the remaining tissues. Recovery of lost tissue requires more complex treatment methods in many cases, and in some cases it is not possible. For all these reasons, it is vital that daily oral care is not interrupted and existing gum diseases are treated.
