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When Periodontal Maintenance Is Recommended

Do you have gum disease? Read on to learn more about periodontal maintenance. If you have periodontal disease (gum disease), specific treatments may be necessary to help restore the health of your teeth and gums. Following the completion of treatment, your dentist may advise you to schedule periodontal maintenance checkups every three months.

The need for periodontal maintenance

Periodontal maintenance is a great way to maintain the health of your mouth and stop the onset of gum disease. The reasons for the procedure include:

Periodontal disease and its implications

Periodontitis (advanced gum disease) is an illness that predominantly affects the soft tissue and bone structure that support your teeth. Teeth become loose and fall out as a result of this disease. Periodontal disease may be effectively avoided by adopting good oral hygiene, such as brushing the teeth twice a day, flossing at least once a day, and seeing a dentist regularly.

Maintenance and treatment

If the dentist diagnoses gum disease, they will recommend periodontal cleaning, also known as scaling and root planing, which eliminates plaque and tartar accumulation from teeth and gum gaps, allowing the gums to recover and the gaps to close. Patients may also be given medicine to help with pain and infection prevention. If the damage is severe, surgical procedures to repair bone and tissue structure may be required.

The periodontist will recommend maintenance every three months after completing the first remedial procedures. Periodontal maintenance is very much the same as any other type of dental cleaning. However, it requires more tartar and plaque removal from the periodontal pockets, which takes more time.

The bottom line

Periodontal maintenance appointments should be scheduled every three months, which is the typical period in which the bacteria multiply and damage the teeth and gums. These germs will proliferate, necessitating regular maintenance visits to keep them at bay. Further bacterial infection can result in further gum and tooth damage, increased discomfort, and tooth loss. Periodontal disease is also connected to other health problems like heart disease, osteoporosis, and stroke.

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