Periodontology is the science examining the diseases that occur in the tissues surrounding the teeth, in other words, the gums and the bone surrounding the tooth roots and their treatments. Periodontologists (gum specialists) perform the treatments.
Although there are many symptoms of gingival diseases, the most easily noticeable and most common symptoms are gingival bleeding and gingival recession. Bleeding from your gums while brushing your teeth, eating, or when you wake up in the morning is the most important precursor of gingival diseases.
On the other hand, although there is no gingival bleeding, the gingival disease may exist and may not show indications for a certain period. Therefore, a regular dental examination is very important.
There may be more than one symptom of gingival diseases and these are as follows:
– Gingival bleeding,
– Gingival recession,
– Bad breath,
– Gingivitis, gingival swelling
– Loose teeth and displacement of the teeth.
The first step in the treatment of gingival diseases is regular calculus cleaning (detertrage). This process is the cleaning of dental calculus and bacterial plaque on the tooth surface with the help of ultrasonic tips and special hand tools. It is an adequate approach for the treatment of simple gingival inflammation called gingivitis.
However, advanced techniques such as subgingival curettage or periodontal surgery are also used in the presence of advanced gingival diseases such as periodontitis. In these treatments, periodontologists also scrap root surfaces of the teeth, allowing the tissue to regain its health. Curettage procedures may not be sufficient in some and advanced cases, and periodontal surgery (flap operation) is done to remove the gingival tissue and thus, the root surface and bone are directly cleaned and graft application is made to the necessary areas.
Another issue as important as gum treatments is that the patient has a complete oral cleaning motivation. This is the correct brushing of the teeth, the use of interface brushes, and the correct cleaning of the mouth, teeth, and gums by the patient every day