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| a ) how gum decease starts |
| When the food particles are not cleaned properly even after brushing they struck around and below the gums which leads to the formation of plague after 24 hours and this plague later gets converted in to tartar after 4-5 days. This tartar gets deposited around and below the gums leading to the infection of gum. This infection in later stages comes bone loss below the gums. |
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| b ) why more than 70 % patients neglets gum problem |
| Because gum disease is not painful and hence patients neglect it till the damage is caused |
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| c ) how will i know my self that i have gum proble |
1 - If there is Bleeding from the gums, this is an acute phase and once it becomes chronic Bleeding will stop and the disease becomes serious.
2 - If there is bad breathe from the mouth it is because of the gum infection.
3 - Swollen gums.
4 - Frequent food impaction below the gums and between the teeth after taking non-veg or corns or coconut.
(Note : Those who are using TOOTH PICK after meal should be cautious that they have a gum problem)
5 - Even after the above all said symptoms if you don't recognize the problem it leads to pain while chewing hard food and finally one by one the tooth becomes mobie.
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d ) how to get treatment for gum problem
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LASER DEEP CLEANING – if patient comes with less than 25% of gum infection and bone loss we do laser deep cleaning.
LASER GUM SURGERY – If the gum infection and bone loss of 25-50% or even upto 60% we do laser gum surgery to remove total infection.
BONE GRAFTING : There are different types of bone grafts available.
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| e) how does it works |
How this works is that a laser with a rather small amount of energy is directed with great precision at the disease portions of the gum. The laser then removes the tissue which is diseased, thus eliminating infection. This whole process is done without any type of incision. This is so because the laser immediately cauterizes (use of heat to close an area to prevent or stop bleeding) the wound, resulting in little to no bleeding. The use of the laser is so effective that the patient only experiences minor discomfort making anesthesia unnecessary.
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| Recovery |
Since laser gum surgery is so effective the recovery time is less than 24 hours where traditional gum surgery requires 2-4 weeks of recovery time. In fact the lasers for this surgical use where created by dentists and receive extensive clinical trials before receiving Federal Drug Administration approval. |
