The specialty that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of gum diseases is called periodontology.
Periodontology treats diseases of the supporting tissues that hold the tooth. In generally, we call the support tissues that hold the tooth the gums, and the disorders here periodontal diseases, in other words, gum diseases.
In addition to the diagnosis and treatment of gum diseases, Trakya Dent Dental Health Clinics also offer aesthetic treatments called “pink aesthetics” to provide a healthier and more aesthetic gum appearance.
What are Gum Diseases?
Gum diseases are inflammatory diseases that affect the tissues of the teeth and gums. They are diseases that can be treated successfully and easily when diagnosed early. Gum diseases are actually quite easy to prevent. Ensuring oral hygiene, brushing teeth with the correct technique at least twice a day and having regular dental check-ups at least every 6 months are extremely effective in the prevention and early diagnosis of gum diseases.
Preventing or treating gum disease brings other benefits, such as better chewing and better digestion, as well as preserving natural teeth.
What are the main causes of gum disease?
The main cause of gum disease is bacterial plaque. The most important factors that cause these bacterial plaques to form on the gums are:
- Not brushing your teeth regularly and correctly
- Not using dental floss
- Smoking
- Hormonal changes during puberty and menopause
- Diabetes
- Stress
- Malnutrition
What are the Symptoms of Gum Disease?
Symptoms of Gum Disease are as follows:
- Gum bleeding
- Swelling and redness of the gums
- Gingival recession and sensitivity on exposed root surfaces
- Black areas on the edges of the gums or between the teeth due to calculus
- Inflammation between the tooth and gum
- Teeth wobbling, elongation, displacement of teeth
- Bad smell and taste in the mouth
The main symptom of gum diseases is bleeding gums. If treatment is started early, progression can be prevented, bleeding and bad breath can be eliminated.
If left untreated, the disease develops into “periodontitis” in which bone tissue is affected.
In the periodontic disease stage, the gums recede and the tooth begins to wobble due to loss of bone support. Periodontitise erken müdahale edilmediği takdirde dişlerin destek dokularının kaybına bağlı olarak diş kayıpları meydana gelir.
Treatment of Gum Diseases
Despite popular belief, gum disease is not usually treated with vitamins, mouthwash or similar methods. Even if some improvement can be seen, this is not conclusive. The correct and definitive treatment of gum diseases must be performed by a periodontologist.
Treatment requires a treatment plan that includes replacing some dental fillings, correcting dentures that can damage the gingival margin, filling decayed teeth. This eliminates oral factors that can cause bacteria to take hold. After periodontal treatment, patients should go for regular dental examinations.
Procedures such as plaque and scaling are also used in the treatment of gum diseases.
What is Pink Aesthetics?
Pink Aesthetics is when the color, contour and appearance of the gums are in harmony with the patient’s smile and look aesthetic to the eye.
The patient’s smile can be made more aesthetic with a procedure called “gingivectomy” in the case of “gummy smile” where the gums are seen too much..
In cases where the gums are swollen and thick, the gum tissue can be thinned with “gingivoplasty”.
In cases where gum recession is in aesthetic regions, this situation can be eliminated with microsurgical methods.
Gum diseases are diseases that affect the hard and soft tissues around the teeth It starts as “gingivitis” in which the soft tissue is affected, if not treated, it progresses to the bone tissue surrounding the tooth and turns into “periodontitis”.
The main reason for gum diseases is the inadequate oral hygiene. it can rarely result from genetic reasons.
What Are The Symptoms Of Gum Disease?
The first and main symptom of gum disease is bleeding in the gum. This is followed by inflammation and bad breath. If it is intervened in the early period and treatment is started, its progress can be prevented and symptoms such as bleeding and bad breath can be eliminated.
If it is left untreated, the disease turns into “ periodontitis “, in which bone tissue is affected.
At this stage, with the recession of the gum and the loss of bone support, mobility (shaking) in the teeth begins to be observed.In the case of periodontitis, further interventions that require a gum disease specialist are required.A long follow-up process begins with the arrangement of the root surface and the purification of the entire mouth from infection. After this follow-up process, surgical interventions could be helpful by using methods such as supporting the teeth with bone grafts, supporting the gums with parts taken from the palate. In this way, the hard and soft tissues lost can be restored, partially.
If periodontitis is not cared in the early period, tooth loss occurs with the loss of the supporting tissues of the teeth.
What is Pink Aesthetics?
Pink Aesthetics is when the person smiles, the color, contours, and appearance of the gum is in harmony with the patient’s smile and it is aesthetically pleasing to the eye.The smile of the patient can be made more aesthetic with a procedure called “ gingivectomy ” from “ gummy smile ” “where the gum is seen more.
In cases where the gums are swollen and thick, the gum tissue can be thinned with “ gingivoplasty “.
In cases where gingival recession occurs in aesthetic areas, this can be eliminated by microsurgical methods.
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